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. 1988 Mar;148(3):299–302.

Oat Bran as a Cholesterol-Reducing Dietary Adjunct in a Young, Healthy Population

Kurt V Gold, Dennis M Davidson
PMCID: PMC1026094  PMID: 2834883

Abstract

In a study to examine the effects of dietary oat bran on serum lipids, subjects who ate two oat bran muffins a day for 28 days showed a 5.3% reduction in serum total cholesterol and an 8.7% reduction in low-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol levels, while no changes were noted in subjects consuming wheat or mixed wheat and oat bran muffins. Similarly, those who ingested oat bran muffins showed an 8.3% reduction in serum triglyceride values as contrasted with an overall increase of 6.4% in the other groups combined. These findings suggest that oat bran taken daily can significantly lower serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in a young, healthy population.

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