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Some fungi make natural chemicals that might help lower cholesterol and protect your heart — kind of like how statins work, but from mushrooms or molds.

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The study shows that certain fungi make natural chemicals that lower cholesterol, which is exactly what the claim says can help prevent heart disease.

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From Fleming to Endo: The discovery of statins

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2021 Dec 31

The study talks about how scientists found cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins from fungi, which matches the idea that fungi can make helpful medicines for heart disease.

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