Diets containing barley significantly reduce lipids in mildly hypercholesterolemic men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1185-1193

  Behall, Kay M ^a   Scholfield, Daniel J ^a   Hallfrisch, Judith ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Cholesterol; Lipoprotein fractions; Triacylglycerols; Whole grains; glucans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

BETA GLUCAN; LIPID;

ADULT; BETA-GLUCANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; FEMALE; HORDEUM; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 16544387987     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.5.1185     Document Type: Article

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