CellWell record HH-162242
Effects of regular consumption of a β-glucan-rich oyster mushroom powder on cholesterol metabolism in adults with moderately elevated LDL-cholesterol concentrations: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
Jana Johnen; Julia Waizenegger; Jörg Ellinger; Dieter Lütjohann; Kristina E Steffens; Karl G Wagner; Birgit Stoffel-Wagner; Ramona Dolscheid-Pommerich; Sabine Ellinger
2026
In plain language
In a randomized trial of adults with elevated LDL cholesterol, daily oyster mushroom powder did not lower LDL-C overall but reduced markers of intestinal cholesterol absorption specifically in female participants.
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- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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