Articles Researching Barley and Beta-Glucan

Abstract
Fourteen healthy men 35 years old were randomly given a barley or 75% wheat/25%
wheat bran diet supplement in their normal diets for 28 days. Barley and wheat foods
provided 42 g of estimated total dietary fibre daily. Subjects who consumed wheat had
significantly increased serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
cholesterol compared with pre-treatment values. Barley subjects who had average pretreatment
values had no significant effects, but for those subjects who had higher pretreatment
values, total and LDL cholesterol values were reduced. A regression model for
predicting the effects of wheat and barley diets based on pre-treatment values is
presented. Type of dietary fibre, soluble or insoluble, and concentration of serum
cholesterol are considerations in predicting the degree of hypocholesterolaemic effect of
cereal grains.

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