Dose response to soluble fiber in barley in lowering blood lipids in hamster |
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Authors: | Ranhotra GS Gelroth JA Leinen SD Bhatty RS |
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Institution: | (1) Nutrition Research Program, American Institute of Baking, 1213 Bakers Way, P.O. Box 3999, Manhattan, KS 66505, USA;(2) University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W0 |
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Abstract: | Diets containing 0, 25, 50, or 75% finely ground barley (high in soluble fiber and soluble -glucans) were fed to groups of hamsters. After four weeks, serum total cholesterol (CH) levels in these animals were most elevated in the group fed the barley-free (0% barley) diet. Compared to animals eating this diet, the 25% barley diet lowered CH by 16.4%. However, the 50% barley diet lowered CH further by only 4.1% while the 75% barley diet caused virtually no further lowering of CH. Thus, the CH-lowering response to barley cannot be viewed as a dose dependent response. The lowering pattern for serum triglycerides, however, suggested a dose dependent response. Serum total-CH: high-density-lipoprotein (HDL)-CH or low-density-lipoprotein (LDL)-CH:HDL-CH ratios were not significantly affected by barley level in the diets. |
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Keywords: | Barley Beta-glucans Blood lipids Soluble fiber |
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