date:Oct 10, 2019
3. They help lower cholesterol. In general, mushrooms are cholesterol free, but they're also a good source of chitin and beta-glucan, which are fibers that lower cholesterol. A study in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms found that pink oyster mushrooms reduced total cholesterol and LDL (bad cholesterol) in hypercholesterolemic rats.
Shiitake mushrooms contain a compound that helps the liver process cholesterol and remove it from