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Research Project: Impact of Diet on the Aging Brain and Sensory Systems to Improve Healthspan

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: Mushrooms and Human Health: Recent Research and Future Opportunities- Insights from a Recent Mini-summit on Mushrooms

Author
item MARSCHALL, S - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
item CAMPBELL, W - Purdue University
item PHILLIPS, K - Virginia Tech
item WILLIAMS, C - University Of Reading
item Shukitt Hale, Barbara

Submitted to: Nutrition Today
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/9/2025
Publication Date: 5/15/2025
Citation: Marschall, S., Campbell, W.W., Phillips, K., Williams, C.M., Shukitt Hale, B. 2025. Mushrooms and Human Health: Recent Research and Future Opportunities- Insights from a Recent Mini-summit on Mushrooms. Nutrition Today. Volume 60, Issue 3, p. 104-109.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: In 2013, under the guidance of a robust scientific advisory panel formed to help direct mushroom research, the Mushroom Council held its inaugural summit aimed at examining the (then) current landscape of research linking mushroom consumption to human health. In a subsequent 2019 meeting, the council assessed progress and established priorities: identify and characterize the range of bioactives present in the main varieties of mushrooms consumed by Americans for inclusion in USDA’s FoodData Central database; investigate the impact of mushroom consumption on human health through preclinical and clinical trials; and communicate new findings to the research community, health professionals, and consumers. Recently, a group of researchers with expertise in food toxicology, nutrient composition analysis, cognition, and metabolism attended a follow-up mini-summit organized by the Mushroom Council to update current findings, reflect on research accomplishments, identify continuing or new research gaps, and set priorities going forward. This present publication aims to summarize and share the expert insights and novel findings presented at the 2024 mini-summit.