Barley Grass Powder Benefits Type 2 Diabetes

With diabetes rising to epidemic proportions worldwide, effective ways of treating this debilitating and often deadly disease are of international importance. Natural supplements rarely receive scientific attention; however, a type 2 diabetes study published in the International Journal of Green Pharmacy (2010) revealed that barley grass powder "holds promise to be used as a functional food to optimize the health  of diabetic subjects".

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Researchers at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda conducted the study using capsules of barley grass powder, produced specifically for their investigation. Over 80 percent of the type 2 diabetics in the test group were either overweight or obese, factors that are associated with the increased risk of developing diabetes. In fact, current thought suggests the cause of type 2 diabetes is a high-calorie diet rich in saturated fats - mainly from animal sources of food - that promote unhealthy weight gain and raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.

For two months, each individual in the test group took four capsules daily that provided 1.2 grams of barley grass powder. None of them took any other supplement or pharmaceutical medication nor did the control group of diabetics who were not taking the capsules. The results were impressive for the test group taking barley grass powder; significant lowering of their glycated hemoglobin and fasting blood sugar levels. Lowering blood sugar to healthy levels is the key to reversing diabetes and its ravaging effects.

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The study also showed the barley grass powder decreased the test subjects' bad cholesterol and increased their good cholesterol, results that help to lower the risk of cardiovascular diabetes, which Type 2 diabetics are prone to developing.

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Reprinted with permission of AIM International Inc., Nampa, Idaho