Mushrooms replace meat to lose weight
...Mushroom Council found that replacing red meat with mushrooms can be a useful strategy for maintaining and losing weight.
A one-year randomized clinical trial found that replacing red meat with mushrooms may be a useful strategy for maintaining and losing weight**. It was carried out by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This was funded by the Mushroom Council.
Participants
Participants included obese adults (73 adults, 88% women, mean age 48.4 years). They were placed in an intervention group to eat about a cup of mushrooms per day instead of meat. And a control group on the standard diet. At the end of the year-long trial, researchers found that participants who substituted mushrooms for meat lost seven pounds. They showed improvements in body composition compared to participants on the standard diet. They also maintained weight loss. Specifically, those in the intervention group reported lower calorie and fat intake (123 calories, 4.25 grams, respectively, per day). They lost more kilos (7 pounds, 3.6 percent of their starting weight). They achieved the lowest body mass index (1.5kg/m2), waist circumference (2.6 inches) and total body fat percentage (0.85 percent). Compared to participants on the control diet.
Explanation
The new findings build on previous research. It showed that increasing intake of low-energy-dense foods, specifically mushrooms, rather than high-energy-density foods, such as ground beef, may be an effective method of reducing daily energy and fat intake. While still feeling full and satiated after the meal. Lawrence Cheskin, MD, FACP, Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, author of the study will discuss the role of mushroom replacement in the area of weight control. With this information you may want to try this portobello burger.
