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A member asked:
If mushrooms help the immune system and someone with auto immune eats them.does that mean they would help the attack on the body ?
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Mushrooms:no effect.: Mushrooms have no impact on the immune system, and are as safe for people with autoimmune diseases as they are for everyone else.
Answered 8/16/2014
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