Edible mushrooms: Preventing Disease Through Food

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For those interested in health care, I put for your consideration this book that collects updated information on the health benefits of edible mushrooms. We have selected the 26 most consumed and with the most interest in health. 

Edible mushrooms are nowadays widely valued as foods with high nutritional value due to their contributions in vitamins, minerals, proteins, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, fats and their low sodium and calorie content. The aim is to update the health benefits of the most consumed mushrooms. Among these are described: anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-infective, weight control, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, prebiotic effect, antitumor, anticarcinogen, sunscreen, antiasthmatic, antihypertensive, immunomodulatory, cardioprotective, nephroprotective and neuroprotective. The message to consider is that edible mushrooms improve human health and promote a better quality of life.