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Article: Fungus among us U of I scientists uncover health benefits of mushrooms

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Shiitake mushrooms grow on 6-pound blocks of oak sawdust. The blocks, impregnated with the shiitake mushrooms spore, produce three or four crops of mushrooms before they are discarded. Mushrooms, including shiitakes, have been found to be good for you.

This could be a kid's worst nightmare: Thanks to findings from scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, moms and dads have more proof that eating fungus is, indeed, good for you. More to the point, mushrooms -- hardly at the top of any list of pre- teen food favorites -- have more health benefits than researchers realized.

The scientists found that the six mushroom varieties tested -- in raw and cooked forms and at various ...

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