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Breast Cancer Prevention: Which Mushroom Is Best?

Woodear, crimini, oyster, Italian brown, enoki, button, stuffing, shiitake, chanterelle, and Portobello mushrooms were compared to see which was best at inhibiting aromatase enzyme activity.

September 21, 2011 |
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Breast Cancer Prevention: Which Mushroom Is Best?, 5.0 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

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Grube BJ, Eng ET, Kao YC, Kwon A, Chen S. White button mushroom phytochemicals inhibit aromatase activity and breast cancer cell proliferation. J Nutr. 2001 Dec;131(12):3288-93.

Adams LS, Chen S. Phytochemicals for breast cancer prevention by targeting aromatase. Front Biosci. 2009 Jan 1;14:3846-63.

Chen S, Oh SR, Phung S, Hur G, Ye JJ, Kwok SL, Shrode GE, Belury M, Adams LS, Williams D. Anti-aromatase activity of phytochemicals in white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). Cancer Res. 2006 Dec 15;66(24):12026-34.

Acknowledgements

Images thanks to tastythaifood.com, mushroomcouncil.org, http://wildmanstevebrill.com, http://perfection.com.au, http://alibaba.com, http://www.faqs.org, and http://ifood.tv

Transcript

 In this landmark study to find out which vegetable was best at suppressing the activity of the enzyme used by breast cancer cells to undermine our defenses, mushrooms came out number 1, but this was just for plain white mushrooms. If that’s how regular mushrooms roll, then think how good the exotic varieties may do.

So they  put them to the test, comparing regular mushrooms to woodear, crimini, oyster mushrooms, Italian brown, enoki, button mushrooms, which are just baby versions of regular white mushrooms, stuffing mushrooms, which are just big white mushrooms, shiitake, chanterelle, and Portobello.

 We already know what this one is here.  Remember, 60- to 65% drop? White mushrooms, the original. Most of these other mushrooms are stuck up here in celery carrot-land. But  one beat our regular fun-guy. Which one do you think it was?

Woodear, crimini, oyster, Italian brown, enoki, button, stuffing, shiitake, chanterelle, or Portobello?

I  never would have guessed this one. Better than plain white mushrooms?  Big plain white mushrooms!

 In conclusion, these studies suggest that daily intake of the common white button mushroom may have a significant cancer preventive effect with regard to breast cancer development. White button mushrooms are relatively inexpensive and readily available in markets across the United States, and therefore are a feasible addition to any dietary plan. [yeah, but how much do you have to eat, which other foods synergize with thei reffecst? I cover that all in my new DVD—all proceeds go to charity--I’m up to season 5 already for those who don’t have the new one, but let’s move on]

To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring watch the above video. This is just an approximation of the audio contributed by Dianne Moore.

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Dr. Michael Greger

Doctor's Note

Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I’d be happy to try to answer them. Be sure to check out the other videos on breast cancer. Also, there are 1,449 subjects covered in my other videos–please feel free to explore them!

Also, be sure to check out my associated blog posts: The Most Anti-Inflammatory Mushroom, Breast Cancer and Diet, The Best Foods: test your nutrition knowledge, and  Ergothioneine: A New Vitamin?

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/mgreger/ Michael Greger M.D.

    Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I’d be happy to try to answer them. Be sure to check out the other videos on breast cancer. Also, there are 1,449 subjects covered in my other videos–please feel free to explore them!

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/BenjaminStone/ Benjamin Stone

    Very surprising result, thanks for sharing! Please don’t tell me you have a study coming up that shows iceberg lettuce is better than kale in any application (although I suspect it would be a superior source of water!).

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/BoNovak/ Bo Novak

    I too am surprised that shitake mushrooms didn’t come up higher. I’ve read elsewhere that there is some evidence that they are cancer-fighting (although I appreciate you are looking at aromatase inhibitor activity specifically in this segment)

    Sample reference: http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/DietandNutrition/shiitake-mushroom

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/justava/ justava

    This is surprising. How many mushrooms do you therefore recommend eating daily? The actual research article mentions mushroom extract.

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/jtube/ jtube

    Are most mushrooms grown in manure?
    Should I be concerned about contracting a pathogen from particles of manure that may be on the mushroom?
    What is the best way to clean mushrooms?

    Thanks very much for your videos.

    • beccadoggie10

      Mushrooms grow well in compost. And the beauty of compost, if properly aged, is that pathogens can be killed but the nutrition and high nitrogen sources are left intact.

      I have yet to grow mushrooms, but these articles empowered me to buy some and then learn to grow them. I found some interesting information from Pennsylvania University about Growing Mushrooms. And thought I’d give it a try this year as I become stronger.

      http://mushroominfo.com/growing-mushrooms/six-steps-to-mushroom-farming/?gclid=CN73kuyirbYCFTCmPAod4D4Avg

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/TeresaPitman/ Teresa Pitman

    Are the mushrooms better cooked or raw?

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/becochic/ becochic

    Were these mushrooms tested cooked or raw? Since we now know we should cook them first to avoid toxins…

  • http://nutritionfacts.org/members/essiecab/ essiecab

    Woohoo! I love mushrooms and eat them all the time :-)

  • Michael Greger M.D.

    For some context, please check out my associated blog post The Best Foods: Test Your Nutrition Knowledge!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=500483559 Jeff K Myers

     Thank you Doctor! I was wondering which mushroom is best not 30 minutes before I ran across your article!  
    I am very interested in phytochemical density, bio-availability, and the  ”Aggregate Nutrient Density Index.”
    I wonder if organic mushrooms are available…or all they all organic?  I shop at a Vons (Safeway) which offers some organic fruits and veggies.
    I also wonder which veggies should be cooked to “unlock” their bio availability.
    Thanks you so much!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=600833568 Chris Von Schindler

    Can you please clarify whether the study was conducted using raw or cooked mushrooms. I know that white button mushrooms have some toxins when raw but that cooking kills enzymes. Thank you!!

  • nooch190

    I don’t like mushrooms so I take AHCC. There is a great deal of research out of Japan concerning the anti-cancer effects of this mushroom extract. See book by Dr. Fred Pescatore on AHCC.

  • beccadoggie10

    This is true cancer prevention. Mammograms don’t prevent breat cancer, and low level ionizing radiation can ever cause breast cancer. But if this is for real, it is a cancer prevention,

    The full study is at: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/131/12/3288.long#fn-group-1
    I began eating mushrooms regularly to boost my immune system and prevented the flu from attacking my body thus far, anyway. I felt like I was coming down with something, Purchased some Chinese type mushrooms, which I washed lightly, removed the stem, and sauteed in an extra virgin certified organic olive oil for just a minute or so, and gobbled up. Yum!
    The amazing thing was that whatever virus was thinking about attacking my body, vanished. Works better than big pharma and does not hurt!

  • http://www.facebook.com/terry.vanhaverbeke Terry VanHaverbeke

    Ladies find the healing Mushrooms I mention in a post I made today, see
    the advise here has you eating the less effective domestics,
    Today the FDA approved a new drug to shrink tumors of women suffering from breast cancer, it will cost $94,000 for 7 months treatment, so once again out of reach to many women, and the next no surprise to me” it will not quite totally rid the patient of cancer”. Hey they can’t make lots of cash actually curing these poor womenReally, the big Pharma kicks every women in the face again, The truth is this new drug known as Kadsayla, which you will be hearing lots on the news in coming days, how great they all think they are, doing high 5′s and stroking each other,is Bull Shit

    The truth, the Chinese used herbal mushrooms to treat cancer just as well in fact better, this new drug they brag about, was stolen from nature, drug was made in a lab, to mimic the mushrooms ( Coriolus Versicolor ) properties, when will they stop the shit , go ahead copy nature, but offer the whole cure !

    Many cancer drugs are isolated from Coriolus versicolor,Reshie Mushroom, Chaga Conks, and are widely used in Asia, and been known powerful healing plants for 5000 years, you just need the right ones, at the right time, and right combination to cure, Spend your money on this.

    Search Coriolus versicolor, again it is a mushroom of the Basidiomycetes, and the other healing mushrooms., common name Turkey Tails

    I hope the day comes when pain out ways profit, but I doubt it, it’s up to the general public to demand change

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