Barley lowers not one but two types of ‘bad cholesterol’, review suggests

Eating barley or foods containing barley significantly reduced levels of two types of “bad cholesterol” associated with cardiovascular risk, a St. Michael’s Hospital research paper has found.

Overall quality of pregnant woman’s diet affects risk for two birth defects, study shows

The overall quality of a pregnant woman’s diet is linked with risk for two types of serious birth defects, a new study has shown. In the study, women who ate better before and during pregnancy gave birth to fewer infants with malformations of the brain and spinal cord, or orofacial clefts, such as cleft lip and cleft palate.