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Originally Posted by bower
I read a study a long time ago, it was done in Finland and they looked at the vitamin D status of people who ate winter chanterelles vs. those who took supplements. The mushroom eaters were as good as the others!  You know, in the north we have a long season when we're not getting any D from the sunlight. But it seems really important especially to elderly folks, wherever you live.
I wonder if the vitamin D content is why they keep so well.   |
I love winter chantarelles and have eaten plenty of them dried in soupls, casseroles etc. However, their vit D quantity is not so huge - I am supplementing with oil based capsules too, and even then, my levels are not that high.. So, the differences are more about genetic / individual differences in absorbtion. (There are folks who take less Vit D than me, and have had higher levels in tests..)
Sorry, slightly OT, but one has to be careful about drawing conclusions on the myriad of Vit D studies..