Physiological Effects of Concentrated Barley β-Glucan in Mildly Hypercholesterolemic Adults

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 434-440

  Smith, Kristen N ^a   Queenan, Katie M ^a   Fulcher, R Gary ^a   Slavin, Joanne L ^a   Thomas, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

HORDEUM;

ADULT; BETA-GLUCANS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HORDEUM; HUMANS; HUNGER; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 58149382866     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719722     Document Type: Article

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