| " In the 1980s, oat bran was the golden child of the grain family, and soon every muffin, cookie and granola bar was sprinkled with these cholesterol-lowering flakes." " Like oats, barley is an excellent source of beta-glucan soluble fiber: One-third cup of cooked barley contains 2 grams. Beta glucans can dramatically lower LDL cholesterol and prevent dramatic spikes in blood sugar while promoting a feeling of fullness." " Typically, barley has been used to brew beer and to beef up homey, grandmotherly soups. But with recent FDA approval to make heart-health claims, barley would appear to be poised for a promotion." " "I wish I could tell you there were scores of products [with barley] being developed, but it's not true," says Mary Palmer Sullivan, executive director of the nonprofit National Barley Foods Council (barleyfoods.org)." " And don't even get her started about how difficult it can be to even find quick-cooking barley." " "When I see it, I have to stock up and buy five boxes at a time," Palmer Sullivan says." "
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