The Effect Of Supplementation of Barley On the Lipid Profile of Mild

ABSTRACT The study aims to determine the effect of supplementation of barley to mild hypercholesterolemic adults. Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in the developing countries. The soluble β – glucan of oats and barley is considered to be due to cholesterol reduction in animals and humans. A sample size of 20 individuals has been taken with the age limit of 40 to 60 years for this research. The supplementation of barley bun containing 40 grams of barley is recommended for these samples for 60 days. It has been observed that the cholesterol level is nailed down by 10 to 12 % in 60 days, due to the uninterrupted supplementation of Barley to the selected samples. Hence it was found that supplementation of barley would cause a significant reduction in the cholesterol levels with no side effects but good for health is acceptable