date:Aug 22, 2018
ition of gut microbes (microbiota) to produce more short chain fatty acids, says Margherita T. Cantorna, professor of Molecular Immunology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
The researchers recently reported their findings in an issue of the Journal of Functional Foods. According to the researchers, the mushrooms in this case serve as a prebiotic, which is a substance that feeds beneficial bacteria that are already existing in the gut. Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria that