Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial.

•Lower energy (−123±113kcals) and fat (−4.25±6.88g) intake with mushroom diet.•Improved body composition changes with mushroom intake vs. meat intake.•Improved health parameters with mushroom diet.•Mushroom diet participants, weighed a mean of 7lbs less than baseline.