Manage your cholesterol

Beta glucan is a soluble fibre readily available from oats and barley grains that has been gaining interest due to its ability to reduce cholesterol levels.

THE Chinese New Year is synonymous with family gatherings, company functions and “open houses” where we typically eat more than we should. But have you ever considered the effects of that second (or third!) helping of aromatic lap mei fun (waxed meat rice), or the delicious and seemingly harmless bak kwa (barbequed meat)?