Re: Grains A Good Thing: The addition of barley to a Step 1 diet of hypercholesterolemic subjects resulted in a significant decrease in total and LDL cholesterol.

Cholesterol is only dangerous if it is oxidized, which you can avoid
fairly easily.  Lowering your LDL raises your risk of cancer, so the
sensible thing to do is to raise your LDL, but make sure it is not
oxidized.h