Focus on oats fibre to lower cholesterol

How does Oats Fibre lower cholesterol?

You may think of Fibre as the roughage that “helps keep you regular”, yet there are different types of dietary Fibre each with different properties and effects on the body.

Oats contain soluble Fibre because it can dissolve when mixed with water and solutions. Soluble Fibre from oats has been shown to help lower blood cholesterol levels when eaten as part of a healthy diet.

This specific type of fiber known as beta-glucan has a beneficial effect on cholesterol levels

Clinical Research

A study conducted at the University of Minnesota Heart Disease Prevention Clinic and published as “Cholesterol-Lowering Benefits of a Whole Grain Oat Ready-to-Eat Cereal” in the May issue of the Nutrition in Clinical Care journal in 1998, showed that people can lower their blood cholesterol by an average of 3.8% over six weeks by enjoying 3 cups of cold cereal made with 100% whole grain oats everyday as part of a healthy lower-fat diet.

The 1998 clinical study indicated that “[a] practical approach to reduce blood cholesterol is to consume oat-based cereal products daily. Numerous clinical trials and studies in free living populations have shown that the inclusion of foods rich in soluble fiber such as whole grain oats and oat bran reduced blood cholesterol beyond the effect of a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet.”