Eating mushrooms can prevent cancer but not eat meat or fish

According to experts, mushrooms are commonly used in daily meals with many health benefits such as cancer prevention, anti-aging, etc.

Eating mushrooms can prevent cancer and diabetes

As a follower of vegetarian dishes, almost always in the fridge, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tuyen (37 years old, living in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City) also reserves mushrooms: from straw mushrooms, cat mushrooms, mushrooms Needles . for easy processing.'Usually I go to the supermarket twice a week, buy food to store because the couple are busy. Mushrooms are easy to preserve, easy to prepare, nutritious and suitable for the whole family's eating preferences, ' she said.

Also regularly using mushrooms during meals, Ms. Le Nguyen Uyen Phuong (32 years old, living in Binh Tan district) said her daughter prefers to eat mushroom dishes rather than regular meat, fish and eggs.'Stewed meat, braised baby fish are very picky but just need any meal with mushrooms, they will eat very rice. I often buy mushrooms to cook soup, stir fry or stock, together with fish meat to prepare for my children , 'Phuong said.

Specialist II Nguyen Thi Thu Hau.

According to Specialist II Nguyen Thi Thu Hau - Head of Nutrition, Children's Hospital 2, mushrooms are a fairly common food during meals. Commonly used mushrooms are straw mushroom, oyster mushroom, abalone mushroom, enoki mushroom, shiitake mushroom, cat mushroom (wood ear mushroom), shiitake mushroom . and more advanced ones such as lingzhi mushroom, cordyceps mushroom . is often referred to as a drug .

Many dishes made from mushrooms are very attractive, eye-catching and delicious. In a vegetarian diet, mushrooms contribute greatly to increasing the sweetness of the food, giving it a rich feeling. People also talk about mushrooms with health-promoting effects such as preventing hyperlipidemia, anti-aging, anti-oxidant, increasing resistance.

Mushrooms have a lot of nutrients, have a health supplement.

Mushrooms are a nutritious food if used as a vegetable rich in protein, and provide a lot of fiber, vitamins and micronutrients. Using mushrooms also helps adults and children to increase resistance to disease.

'Many edible fungi stimulate the body to produce interferon, thereby inhibiting the growth and circulation of the virus. The polysaccharides in mushrooms have the ability to activate cellular immunity, promote the growth and development of lymphocytes, activate T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes. Ganoderma, fungal, and monkey head mushrooms Black fungus also works to improve the activity of macrophages. Enoki mushrooms also contain a lot of potassium, which helps the striated muscles as well as the heart muscle be healthy and less tired , ' said Hau.

In terms of nutrients, in 100g of fresh mushrooms contain about 85-90g of water, 3-6g of protid, 3-4g glucid, very little fat (except mushrooms with about 3g lipid), 1-3g of fiber. The energy supplied from mushrooms is not high, about 30 kcal / 100g regular mushrooms and 50 kcal / 100g mushrooms contain fat like straw mushrooms (ie only 1 / 8-1 / 10 energy from 100g rice).

Mushrooms contain many minerals that work to increase metabolism and increase resistance to the body. These are also ingredients that help prevent some diseases such as cancer, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, reduced resistance . Because the energy and fat in mushrooms are not high, if any, they are also acids. unsaturated fatty acids, and mushrooms contain a lot of fiber, so mushrooms do not increase weight and do not increase blood fat.

Do not use mushrooms instead of meat, fish, eggs, .

For children, the need for energy and fat is much higher than for adults. Young children, especially children under 2 years of age, must be provided with adequate fat in the diet to complete the structure of the brain and nerves. In particular, cholesterol is also very important because it helps create membranes of cells, hormones, bile salts and functions to transport blood fats to the body's tissues.

'People do not restrict fat, including cholesterol in children under 2 years of age, except in special cases and with a doctor's prescription. Young children need 80 kcal-100 kcal per weight per day while adults only need about 30 kcal -40 kcal / kg of body weight per day. This is due to the cumulative need for a child's development. Mushroom energy and fat make a negligible contribution to a child's diet.

If we use mushrooms to provide protein instead of meat, fish, eggs, milk . the amount of protein in mushrooms can not meet the needs and the composition of amino acids is also unbalanced, especially for child statues. Compared to some other high-protein vegetables, the amount of protein in mushrooms is not higher, ' Hau said.

If we use mushrooms to provide protein instead of meat, fish, eggs, milk . the amount of protein in mushrooms can not meet the needs and the composition of amino acids is also unbalanced, especially for child statues.

According to this expert, for children 1-3 years old, the minimum protein requirement is about 28g-36g / day, of which 500ml of milk provides about 15g, 100g of rice about 8g, and 10-15g from fish meat (about 100g). meat / day). If using mushrooms to replace fish meat, children 1-3 years old need to eat about 300g-500g mushrooms / day.

'However, in addition to the huge amount of mushrooms to eat, the composition of fungal protein and vegetable protein in general also has lower biological value than animal protein. Plant proteins are often poorly digested and often lack lysine (cereal) or sulfur-containing amino acids (vegetables). These are amino acids that the body cannot synthesize, which must be obtained from external food sources. It is recommended to use animal protein for children due to its high digestibility (90% -95%) and sufficient essential amino acids.

Therefore, vegetable protein in general and mushroom protein in particular should not be used for animal protein in children. For adults, the demand for protein is not high, if cleverly combining grains and beans, mushrooms . to limit the deficiency of essential amino acids, vegetable protein can partially replace protein. animals and also help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, cancer . when using too much meat ' , Head of Nutrition, Children's Hospital 2 said.

Mushrooms are also very prone to rot, so use them as fresh as possible.

Recommending the use of mushrooms in meals, Dr. Hau stressed that when using mushrooms to make food, it is important to note that the edible and poisonous mushrooms must be clearly distinguished . 'Absolutely do not use strange and colorful mushrooms because they contain many toxins that can be dangerous to life. Mushrooms are also very prone to rot, so use them as fresh as possible. When preserving mushrooms must be gentle, properly and adhere to the recommendations , "the expert said.