Search for: [Abstract = "Based on the results of scientific research, edible mushrooms can be classified as functional food and recommended as a valuable component of the daily diet. Their fruiting bodies are rich in components such as polysaccharides, phenolic and indole compounds, sterols, fatty acids, carotenoids, vitamins \(mainly from the group of water\-soluble\: C, B1, B2, B6 and in fats\: D, E\) and bioelements \( Zn, Mg, Cu, Se\). The content of the above\-mentioned substances in fruiting bodies directly translates into their numerous biological effects\: antioxidant, anticancer, antiatherosclerotic, neuroprotective, antidepressant, antiallergic, antibacterial, antiviral, hypoglycemic and, above all, anti\-inflammatory. Edible mushrooms can also be effective in counteracting diseases related to the dysfunction of the human immune system. The aim of the study was to assess the possibility of using selected fruiting bodies and mycelium from in vitro cultures of edible mushrooms \(Lentinula edodes, Hericium erinaceus and Pleurotus spp.\: Pleurotus citrinopileatus, Pleurotus djamor and Pleurotus pulmonarius\) as food of preventive importance in preventing diseases considered to be so\-called civilization diseases \(which lowering the quality and duration of human life\). Among the species selected for research, Lentinula edodes is one of the most popular edible mushrooms obtained from crops. The fruiting bodies o"]

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