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'''Brewer's yeast''' or '''saccharomyces cerevisiae''' is a type of [[fungus]] often taken as a nutritional supplement for it's health benefits.<ref name="mountsinai">{{Cite web | url = https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/brewers-yeast | title = Brewer's yeast Information | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | website = Mount Sinai Health System|language=en-US| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> ==Types of yeast== Unlike [[candida albicans]], which can be harmful to people with a compromised immune system, saccharomyces cerevisiae is not a potentially dangerous [[pathogen]].<ref name="Saegusa2004">{{Cite journal | last = Saegusa | first = Shizue | last2 = Totsuka | first2 = Mamoru | last3 = Kaminogawa | first3 = Shuichi | last4 = Hosoi | first4 = Tomohiro | date = 2004-07-01 | title = Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae induce interleukin-8 production from intestinal epithelial-like Caco-2 cells in the presence of butyric acid | url =https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsim.2004.03.006 | journal = FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology | volume = 41 | issue = 3 | pages = 227β235|doi=10.1016/j.femsim.2004.03.006|issn=0928-8244}}</ref> ==Theory== Brewer's yeast is a good source of: *[[Selenium]], and certain other minerals *Protein *[[B vitamin|B-complex vitamins]], although not [[vitamin B12]], *[[Chromium]], an essential mineral that helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels<ref name="mountsinai" /> ==Evidence== ==Risks and safety== Very few side effects have been reported for brewer's yeast supplements.<ref name="webmd">{{Cite web | url = https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-715/brewers-yeast | title = BREWER'S YEAST: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews | last = | first = | author-link = | date = | website = WebMD|language=en| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> ==Costs and availability== Brewer's yeast is typically sold as inactive, dried yeast and is widely available and very inexpensive. ==See also== ==Learn more == *[https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-715/brewers-yeast Brewer's yeast] - WebMD *[https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/brewers-yeast Brewer's yeast] - Mount Sinai Medical Center ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Funguses]] [[Category:Medicinal foods]] [[Category:Supplements]] [[Category:Probiotics]]
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