Beta Glucan: Key to Reduce Blood Cholesterol Level

Beta Glucan: Key to Reduce Blood Cholesterol Level

What is Beta-Glucan?

Beta-glucan is a soluble fibre which is particularly concentrated in the outer layers of the grains especially barley and oats, as well as in pulses, fruits, and vegetables. It is well-known for its cholesterol lowering effect.

How does it work?

Beta glucan will dissolve and form a gel-like substance inside the digestive tract. This gel is able to bind to excess cholesterol from food and bile acid within the gut and help to prevent these from being absorbed into the body.

The unwanted dietary cholesterol and bile acid will excreted out of the body together with the gel. Liver will use the cholesterol which stored in the body to product bile acid needed. Hence, the blood cholesterol level is reduced.

The mechanism of Beta-glucan:

Prevent cholesterol in food from being absorbed
Prevent bile acid from being absorbed
Body will utilize more cholesterol in the body to produce bile acid

Shine Barley Oat 4.0

Shine Barley Oat 4.0 consists of 20% Beta Glucan from barley powder and oat bran (helps to lower blood cholesterol level), brown rice (maintain blood pressure level and to improve palatability) and prebiotic IMO which helps to improve bowel movement and digestive health. Bran powder in Shine Barley Oat 4.0 is imported from CANADA.

4 Key Effect of Shine Barley Oat 4.0

Cholesterol Reduction

Studies have shown that intake of beta-glucan significantly decrease total and LDL cholesterol. Shine Barley Oat 4.0 provides 4g of beta-glucan per day which has been proven to show cholesterol lowering effect.

Blood Glucose Control

Shine Barley Oat 4.0 can helps to slow down the absorption of sugars from the diet and control blood sugar levels, especially for people living with diabetics. It helps in modulating the after-meal rise in blood sugar, along with the insulin response to carbohydrate-containing meals.

Satiety and Weight Management

As beta-glucan is soluble fiber, it helps to increase transit time and provide prolonged satiety. Studies found that beta-glucan rich food aids in weight management as it gives greater satiety and significant reduction in body mass in overweight people.

Digestive Health

Shine Barley Oat 4.0 is enhanced with Isomalto-oligosaccharide (IMO), a prebiotics that promote digestive health. With these good bacteria in the gut, they are able to improve bowel movement, reduce colonization of bad bacteria and colon cancer risk.

Active Ingredients: barley powder, oat bran powder, brown rice powder, Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO)

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