Clinical Assessment of Barley and Oat Phytochemicals

Exclusion Criteria

• •Cigarette smoking and/or nicotine replacement use
• •Individuals taking estrogen
• •Use of cholesterol-lowering medications
• •Use of blood pressure-lowering medications
• •Regular use of any stomach acid-lowering medications or laxatives (including fiber supplements)
• •Cardiovascular (heart) disease
• •Gastrointestinal disease
• •Kidney disease
• •Endocrine disease: including diabetes, untreated thyroid disease
• •Rheumatoid arthritis
• •Active treatment for any type of cancer, except basal cell carcinoma, within 1 year prior to study admission
• •Systolic blood pressure \> 150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \> 95 mmHg
• •Regular use of oral steroids
• •Regular daily intake of ≥ 2 alcoholic drinks
• •Infrequent or excessive number of regular bowel movements
• •Illicit drug use
• •Vegetarians
• •No fish oil supplements (including cod liver oil) for one month prior to study admission
• •No dietary supplements, including those containing any vitamins, minerals, herbs, plant concentrates (including garlic, gingko, St. John's wort) or homeopathic remedies, for one month prior to study admission