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Oyster Mushroom Beta-Glucan Boosts Brain BDNF Nearly 5x in Rats

Oyster Mushroom Beta-Glucan Boosts Brain BDNF Nearly 5x in Rats

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Oyster mushroom beta-glucan raised BDNF nearly 5-fold in obese rats at 375 mg/kg.

Oyster mushroom beta-glucan raised BDNF nearly 5-fold in obese rats at 375 mg/kg.

The number

nearly 5x in obese rats at the highest dose (375 mg/kg)

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Animal

Animal

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus

Pleurotus ostreatus

Compound

beta-glucan; BDNF

beta-glucan; BDNF

Published in

Food Research

Food Research

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Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Repairing the Brain

Repairing the Brain

Beta-glucan from oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) boosted BDNF levels—key for learning, memory, and brain repair—by nearly 5x in obese rats at the highest dose (375 mg/kg).

Beta-glucan from oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) boosted BDNF levels—key for learning, memory, and brain repair—by nearly 5x in obese rats at the highest dose (375 mg/kg).

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