Oats and Cholesterol Lowering - Summary of Studies

The following are selected published articles regarding the cholesterol-lowering ability of oats in humans.

Oat bran is a cost effective alternative to hypocholesterolemic drugs
Kinosian, B.P. and Eisenberg, J.M. Cutting into cholesterol. Cost-effective alternatives for treating hypercholesterolemia. J.A.M.A. 259:2249-2254,1988.

Oats are hypocholesterolemic even when a low fat diet is being consumed
Van Horn, L., Emidy, L.A., Liu, K., Liao, Y., Ballew, C., King, J., and Stamler, J. Serum lipid responses to a fat-modified oatmeal-enhanced diet. Prev. Med. 17:377-386, 1988.

Oats are hypocholesterolemic in individuals consuming low fat diets
Turnbull, W.H., and Leeds, A.R. Reduction of total and LDL-cholesterol in plasma by rolled oats. J. Clin. Nutr. Gastroenterol. 2:177-181,1987.

Oat bran reduces serum total and LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic men
Anderson, J.W., Story, L., Sieling, B., Chen, W.-J. L., Petro, M.L., and Story, P. Hypocholesterolemic effects of oat-bran or bean intake for hypercholesterolemic men. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 40:1146-1155, 1984.

Oat bran is hypocholesterolemic in healthy young men
Storch, K.J., Anderson, J.W., and Young, V.R. Oat bran muffins lower serum cholesterol of healthy young men. Clin. Res. 32:740A, 1984.

Oatmeal reduces cholesterol and increases fecal fat and steroid excretion
Judd, P.A. and Truswell, A.S. The effect of rolled oats on blood lipids and fecal steroid excretion in man. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 34:2061-2067, 1981.

Oats reduce blood cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic men
Kirby, R.W., Anderson, J.W., Sieling, B., Rees, E.G., Chen, W.-J.L., Miller, R.E., and Kay, R.M. Oat-bran selectively lowers serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations of hypercholesterolemic men. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 34:824-829, 1981.

Replacement of wheat starch by oats is hypocholesterolemic
De Groot, A.P., Luyken, R., Pikaar, N.A. Cholesterol-lowering effect of rolled oats. Lancet 1: 303-304, 1963.