Consumption of mushrooms reduces prostate cancer risk: Study

New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have highlighted that consumption of mushrooms is beneficial for middle-aged and elderly men as it reduces the risk of prostate cancer. The study was published in the journal, 'International Journal of Cancer'. Researchers gathered a total of 36,499 men, aged 40 to 79 years, who participated in the Miyagi Cohort Study in 1990 and in the Ohsaki Cohort Study in 1994. During follow-up, 3.3 per cent of participants developed prostate cancer. Compared with mushroom consumption of less than once per week, consumption once or twice a week was associated with an 8 per cent lower risk of prostate cancer and consumption three or more times per week was associated with a 17 per cent lower risk. Shu Zhang, lead author of the study and a PhD student from Tohoku University School of Public Health, in Japan said: "Since information on mushroom species was not collected, it is difficult to know which specific mushroom(s) contributed to our findin