Healthy Weight Loss     

Fiber

Your Best Weight Loss Friend

Fiber Facts -- Fiber may help reduce energy intake and assist with healthy weight loss. Take a look at these foods which are naturally high in fiber.

Health Benefits of Barley Consumption-- "Consumption of soluble fiber improves risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. It also provides satiety value. Soluble fiber reduces plasma cholesterol concentrations, lowers postprandial plasma glucose and insulin concentrations and ameliorates insulin resistance. Most research on soluble fiber has focused on oats. Barley, another excellent soluble fiber source, has received little attention. Many forms of barley or barley extracts have not been investigated in human subjects. Thus, research is needed to assess the health effects of human consumption of barley and barley products including germinated barley foodstuff, barley co-products, and barley Nutrim. This paper describes research that uses controlled feeding of human subjects to determine the ability of barely and barley products to affect risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in normal weight and overweight adults. Moreover, the research will assess the ability of diets high in soluble fiber to aid in weight loss and maintenance of weight-reduced subjects. The proposed research will extend the number of barley products and extracts examined for health benefits." Excerpt USDA