Beneficial effects of Lactobacillus-fermented black barley on high fat diet-induced fatty liver in rats.

A long-term high-fat (HF) diet can cause metabolic disorders, which might induce visceral obesity and ectopic triglyceride storage (e.g., hepatic steatosis), and increase hepatic oxidative stress.

Effects of hydrogen-rich water on the nutrient composition and antioxidative characteristics of sprouted black barley.

Hydrogen gas (H), a multifunctional signaling molecule, has received increasing attention in recent years. In the present study, hydrogen-rich water (HRW) (2 ppm) was used for the processing of sprouted black barley (Hordeum distichum L.), and the results showed that the HRW treatment could significantly increase the germination rate and growth rate of black barley (P < 0.