Paul Saladino· MD
I think in general, mushrooms are fine for humans as long as you cook them well. Mushrooms definitely have defense chemicals in them. They're rooted in the ground. When you cook them, you can denature most of the defense chemicals.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
I think in general, mushrooms are fine for humans as long as you cook them well. Mushrooms definitely have defense chemicals in them. They're rooted in the ground. When you cook them, you can denature most of the defense chemicals.
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