Posts Tagged ‘barley’

Choose Barley for Healthy Hearts

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States and is also a major cause of disability. But the good news is improving heart health can be as easy as making simple lifestyle changes like choosing foods with proven heart health-promoting attributes.

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Barley: An Ancient Super Food Rediscovered

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Barley in the most energy-efficient food available in nature, having major implications for those who are concerned with maximizing longevity, avoiding disease, increasing athletic performance, and fighting obesity.

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Barley: A most nutritious grain

Friday, October 9th, 2009

It’s fun to experiment when cooking. Some of my best dishes have been ones that I’ve created from scratch or ones that have been tweaked by changing one or more ingredients.

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U.S. Food Barley Hits the Spot.

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

The first ever shipment of U.S. food barley arrived in Japan on July 17, 2007, as a result of USGC barley members, USGC/Tokyo office and the Japanese food barley industry working together to introduce the new high beta-glucan varieties

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High Beta-Glucan Barley Helps Manage Diabetes and Heart Health

Friday, September 18th, 2009

In this article barley derived beta glucan is described as beneficial as it relates to heart and the managing of diabetes.

“Dietary intake of beta-glucans has been shown to reduce all these risk factors to benefit the treatment of diabetes and associated complications.”

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