Beta glucan Lower Blood Lipids

Beta glucan Lower Blood Lipids

Beta glucan Lower Blood Lipids

Berlin- Barley beta-glucan reduces serum lipid levels, according to research presented in April at the First International Congress on Pre-Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.

In the six-week study, 76 men and 79 women with hypercholesterolemia, aged 25 to 73, completed a four-week low fat diet prior to baseline. At the begining of trial, test subject were rondomly allocated to one of fourtreatment group or a control group assayed for blood lipids and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) biomakers. During the course of the study, test group were administered 3 g and 5 g doses of low molecular weight (LMW ) or high molecular weight (HMW ) barley beta-glucan( from cargill) twice daily, in cereal and juice.
Posttreatment assessment of blood lipids and other CVD biomakers revealed improvements in low_density lipoprotein ( LDL ) cholesterol, triglycerides, markers glycemic control ( glycoylated hemoglobin, HOMA model ) and a key marker of imflammation ( hs-CRP ).
The researchers can cluded both doses of LMW and HMW barley beta-glucan improved blood lipids over a six-week treatment period.

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