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Biotech / Medical : Mining Cholesterol

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To: chris714 who wrote (234)	1/21/2007 7:18:57 AM
From: E. Charters	of 356

cancure.org Beta Glucan is a product of glycose amino glycans (obtained in turn from Chondroiton Sulfate and Glucosamine Sulfcate), which is referred by pharmacological shorthand as an aortic GAG. One of its functions may be to reduce aortic plaque. Beta Glucans and aortic GAGS are talked about in M.T. Murray's tome The Encyclopaedia of Natural Medicine with reference to their alleged therapeutic effect on CVD. This effect may be due to its power to control blood sugar. straightfromthedoc.com "Acute consumption of barley beta-glucan, but not resistant starch, in muffins was effective in reducing glucose and insulin responses in men who were mildly insulin-resistant. Beta-glucan, a non-starch polysaccharide found in oats and barley, has been the subject of increasing attention with some reports showing the soluble fibre can decrease LDL-C levels." raysahelian.com Beta Glucan and Cholesterol Fruit drinks enriched with the soluble fiber beta-glucan can lower levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol. Dr. Ronald Mensink, of Maastricht University tested 25 healthy subjects who drank a fruit drink containing beta-glucan from oats and 22 healthy subjects who drank a fruit drink containing 5 grams of rice starch, which served as a placebo. All of the subjects drank the juice every day for five weeks. Compared with the placebo group, total cholesterol was reduced by 5 percent and LDL cholesterol by 7.7 percent in the beta-glucan group. The investigators also found that the beta-glucan drink decreased cholesterol absorption and increased synthesis, without affecting levels of fat-soluble antioxidants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 2006. Beta Glucan is found in oat fibre. eC<:-}

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