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According to new research presented at the First International Congress on Pre-Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, Barley beta-glucan may lowering blood lipids.
In that six-week study, 76 men and 79 women (aged 25 to 73) with hypercholesterolemia completed a four-week low-fat diet prior to baseline.
At the beginning of the trial, test subjects were randomly allocated to one of four treatment groups or a control group and assayed for blood lipids and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) biomarkers.
During the course of the study, test groups were administered 3 g and 5 g doses of low molecular weight (LMW) orhigh molecular weight (HMW) barley beta-glucan (from Cargill) twice daily, in cereal and juice.
Post treatment assessment of blood lipids and other CVD biomarkers revealed improvements in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholestero, triglycerides, markers of glycemic control (glycosylated hemoglobin, HOMA model) and a key marker of inflammation (hs-CRP).
At the final, the researchers concluded both doses of LMW and HMW barley beta-glucan improved blood lipids over a six-week treatment period.
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