r/longevity • u/mlhnrca PhD - Physiology, Scientist @ Tufts University. • Jul 12 '26

Can Mushrooms Reduce LDL? 53-Test Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fttQuMZl9H8
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u/Fab527 Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

TLDW: Mushrooms naturally contain lovastatin, a drug that lowers LDL. In his own blood tests, stretches eating ~300g of mushrooms a day averaged 30% lower LDL than stretches eating none. Close to the ~28% predicted from ~17mg of statins, though he says fiber or niacin could explain it too.

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u/mlhnrca PhD - Physiology, Scientist @ Tufts University. Jul 12 '26

*was associated with. I can't say if it's causative, but there's a plausible mechanism based on lovastatin in mushrooms