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Article: Health benefits of mushrooms being unearthed

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October 29, 2006
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Mushrooms, once relegated to the supporting cast in a salad or on pizza, have become culinary stars, from grilled portobello "steaks" to porcini-laden pastas and warm ragouts spiked with morels and chanterelles.

Supermarkets now stock a burgeoning array of prewashed, presliced fresh mushrooms and myriad packages of exotic dried mushrooms - perhaps the greatest evidence of America's love affair with mushrooms.

But now mycophiles (mushroom lovers) may have even more reasons to celebrate. Although mushrooms once were thought to be nutritional nothings, scientists are unearthing a variety of health benefits. Emerging research suggests they may enhance our immune system, fight infections and even ...

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