Oats and Cholesterol Lowering - Summary of Studies

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

Oat bran reduces serum cholesterol and increases serum acetate in hypercholesterolemic men
Bridges, S.R., Anderson, J.W., Deakins, D.A., Dillon, D.W., Wood, C.L. Oat bran increases serum acetate of hypercholesterolemic men. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 56:455-459, 1992.

Oat bran lowers plasma lipids in hypercholesterolemic men
Whyte, J., McArthur, R., Topping, D., and Nestel, P. Oat bran lowers plasma cholesterol in mildly hypercholesterolemic men. J. Am. Diet. Assoc. 92:446-449, 1992.

Hypocholesterolemic mechanism of oat bran due to increased bile acid excretion
Zhang, J.X., Hallmans, G., Andersson, H., Bosaeus, I., Aman, P., Tidehag, P., Stenling, R., Lundin, E., and Dahlgren, S. Effect of oat bran on plasma cholesterol and bile acid excretion in nine subjects with ileostomies. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 56:99-105, 1992.

Oat bran reduces serum cholesterol and increases serum acetate in hypercholesterolemic men
Bridges, S.R., Anderson, J.W., Deakins, D.A., Dillon, D.W., Wood, C.L. Oat bran increases serum acetate of hypercholesterolemic men. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 56:455-459, 1992.

Oat bran significantly reduces postprandial lipemia
Cara, L., Dubois, C., Borel, P., Armand, M., Senft, M., Portugal, H., Pauli, A.-M., Bernard, P.-M., Lairon, D. Effects of oat bran, rice bran, wheat fiber, and wheat germ on postprandial lipemia in healthy adults. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 55:81-88, 1992.

Oats lower serum total and LDL-cholesterol in hyperlipidemic men and women
Van Horn, L., Moag-Stahlberg, A., Liu, K., Ballew, C., Ruth, K., Hughes, R., and Stamler, J. Effects on serum lipids of adding instant oats to usual American diets. Am. J. Public Health 81:183-188, 1991.