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On the Cover: In his famous "De medicamine faciei [On the painting of the face]," Ovid, the Roman poet, recommended barley water mixed with salt, rose leaves, myrrh, incense, honey and other ingredients as a cosmetic to make a woman's face "shine smoother than her own mirror," but, pointing to the ravages time would bring, quickly cautioned a face would please best when character commended it. As a food, barley has good use as well: its high soluble fiber content seems to be responsible for its ability to reduce post-prandial glycemic responses in overweight women. See paper by Behall, Scholfield and Hallfrisch (pp. 182-188). "Frau mit dem Spiegel" (Bild Nr. 14), jewelled lady looking into a mirror, painted ceiling panel (Nr. 14), Imperial Palace under the Cathedral, Trier, early Fourth Century AD. Image reproduced with the kind permission of the Bischöfliches Dom- und Diözesanmuseum, Trier, Germany. Photograph by R. Schneider.
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