Barley News & Updates

The Economic Report show to feature BGLife™ Barley: The producers of The Economic Report are pleased to announce that BGLife™ Barley will be featured in an upcoming episode as part of the show’s series on Health Forum.
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High-fiber, low-fat barley designed to fight cholesterol, heart disease and diabetes: An answer to the diabetes and heart disease epidemics in America may be growing in Montana's plains right now, and a Butte-based ag research firm is doing all it can to market it around the globe.
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Barley Growers Enter Healthy Food Market: Idaho barley growers have ushered their industry into the lucrative healthy food market with a new variety of high-fiber food barley. At the same time, they could be helping to fight heart disease and diabetes.
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Governor Otter Supports BGLife Food Barley Health Benefits and Economic Opportunity: Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, alongside BGLife™ Barley, the Idaho Barley Commission and Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative gathered today to announce food barley is an emerging economic opportunity for Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.
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Media Alert: Idaho Governor Otter Promotes Food Barley: High Beta-Glucan Barley Helps Manage Diabetes Provides Economic Opportunity for Pacific Northwest
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BGLife Barley Press Conference on YouTube: View the BGLife Press conference, including additional interviews with Montana Governor Schweitzer and WestBred President, Ron Ueland.
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BGLife Barley Partners with Nourish America to Help Fight Hunger: BGLife™ Barley Partners with Nourish America to Help Fight Hunger with Nutrient-Dense Barley Donation: Thousands of Low Income Families In Need Have Benefited
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New heart-healthy barley unveiled at MSU: New heart-healthy barley unveiled at MSU Source: Montana's News Station
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Montana's Governor Salutes BGLife Barley: Governor of Montana salutes BGLife Barley and Montana’s contribution to helping manage an international health epidemic.
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Japan Launches U. S. Heart Healthy Food Barley: Source: U.S. Grains Council
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BGLIFE WELCOMES WHOLE CONTROL CUSTOMERS: As of March 18, 2008, Whole Control golden barley cereal, is being replaced by BG Life’s™ Heart Balance™ cereal.
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Dr. Perricone's 10 Superfoods: The 10 featured here were chosen because of their direct link to the Brain-Beauty Connection. These foods (listed here in alphabetical order) are rich in either the Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), antioxidants or fiber, and as in the case of açaí—all three! In addition, we have included foods that have been proven to lower or help regulate blood sugar levels—an extremely important factor for all of those concerned with slowing the aging process and preventing diabetes, obesity, wrinkles and a host of degenerative diseases.
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Beta-glucan-rich fat replacers pass taste test for cookies: Study: Hydrocolloids containing beta-glucan could be used to replace fat in cookies and peanut spreads, according to a new study from the US and Korea.
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For National Heart Month, Make Healthy Food Choices: February is National Heart Month, when good nutrition is truly at the “heart” of the matter.
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Recommended Diet for Diabetics May Need Changing, Study Suggests: People with Type 2 diabetes on a high-fiber diet kept their blood sugar under better control when they ate foods like beans and nuts instead of the recommended whole-grain diet, researchers have found. Barley has a low glycemic index.
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Super Foods - Barley: Providing blood glucose stabilization, cardiovascular protection, and cancer prevention, this ancient grain satisfies more than just the palate.
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Barley keeps on working: Clinical study reports eating barley at night reduces blood sugar after breakfast the next morning
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The benefits of beta-glucan: Consumption of soluble fiber beta-glucan, found in both oats and barley (highest levels are found in waxy hulless barley), results in reductions in blood glucose and insulin levels. Studies suggest that eating a diet that includes adequate levels of soluble fiber should reduce the onset of Type II diabetes.
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What Can Barley Foods Do For You?: Are you or a loved one suffering from heart disease or diabetes? The answer is likely “yes”, since Americans are increasingly at risk for premature death from both cardiovascular disease and diabetes – due to our increasing weight, elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, and abnormal blood sugars. You can, however, take heart – help is at hand. BARLEY is now recognized as an important part of a delicious, heart–healthy lifestyle.
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FDA Announces a Final Rule in Regards to Soluble Fiber Sources: This final rule affirms the February 25, 2008, amendment to the existing food labeling regulations to add barley betafiber to the authorized health claim for soluble fiber from certain foods and CHD.
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All U.S. adults could be overweight in 40 years: If the trends of the past three decades continue, it's possible that every American adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects. The new projections, published in the journal Obesity, are based on government survey data collected between the 1970s and 2004.
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Ancient fiber sources show potential in applications of today: They may sound like new ideas for food and beverage applications, but several sources of dietary fiber have ancient histories. Humans have consumed fiber sources such as chia seed, quinoa and barley for thousands of years. Their potential in foods and beverages was a focus of the presentation "Lesser known dietary fibers, properties and sources" delivered June 30 during the Institute of Food Technologists’ Annual Meeting & Food Expo in New Orleans.
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Pre-diabetes must be treated, doctors urge: Diabetes experts created the first recommendations Tuesday for the treatment of people with pre-diabetes in the hopes of curbing the diabetes epidemic
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CDC campaign hopes to make USA healthier nation: Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, launches a new campaign called the "Healthiest Nation Campaign", to help keep Americans healthy by integrating health into social policies.
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NBC Nightly News Reports Cholesterol Drugs Urged for Some 8-year-olds: Guidelines recommend treatment for children at high risk for heart disease
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Snacks players must embrace health and wellness to beat obesity: Only a true health and wellness vision can enable global snack players to tap into the booming market for obesity solutions, claim experts.
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Obesity Battle Continues: With 9 million children betweeen the ages of 6 and 19 overweight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that parents do what they can get to their children active.
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Obesity, Lifestyle & Heart Disease: Researchers find link between weight (using body mass index) and increased coronary complications in both men and women.
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Barley Foods Fact Sheet Featured in March ADA Journal: Barley Foods Fact Sheet "Barley: A healthy heart solution" Featured in the March Journal of the American Dietetic Association
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Rise, shine, and stay bright with barley.: Source: Psychology Today, A Grain of Truth: Rise, shine, and stay bright with barley. By Amy Maxmen One of humankind's first domesticated grains is making a comeback. Barley is consistently rated as one of the best whole grains for weight loss and blood-pressure control, as well as protection against type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers
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Cargill’s Barlv™ barley betafiber, meets FDA health claim requirements for soluble fiber: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an interim final rule to amend the existing health claim regarding soluble fiber and reduced risk of heart disease, to include barley betafiber as an authorized source of soluble fiber.
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Study: Americans Identify Whole Grains as Healthiest Food: Study: Americans Identify Whole Grains as Healthiest Food Source: SupermarketNews
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Whole Grains May Curb Belly Fat, Inflammation: Whole Grains May Curb Belly Fat, Inflammation By Reuters
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Oprah's Breakfast Recommendation: I got an e-mail from Harriet last week bringing my attention to an article in the February issue of O, The Oprah Magazine about the importance of eating whole grains for breakfast. So I bought a copy and read this brief article by Sari Harrar about the benefits of barley:
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The Top 10 Anti-Aging Foods For The Skin: By Marcus Ryan Dr. Perricone, known for bestselling books "The Wrinkle Cure" and "The Perricone Prescription", says that eating the right foods throughout life, in particular the "superfoods", can help reduce cholesterol, reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, keep your organs working smoothly and help prevent a host of diseases ranging from diabetes to obesity.
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USGC: Food and Feed Barley Producers Score Big In Japan: USGC: Food and Feed Barley Producers Score Big In Japan
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Swedes plough SEK 200m into anti-diabetic food research: By Stephen Daniells The Swedish government has announced the funding of a research centre at Lund University for anti-diabetic foods, following a growing trend to harness diet to prevent or delay the onset of costly disease.
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The Buzz on Beta-Glucans: By Sharon Palmer, R.D. Contributing Editor Are beta-glucans poised to be the next “it” ingredient? A growing body of science indicates that beta-glucans promote health in a number of important ways. Some scientists even believe that beta-glucans show promise in reducing the risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions—including obesity, high blood sugar, dyslipidemia and high blood pressure—that often occur together and can lead to heart disease.
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