Oats and Cholesterol Lowering - Summary of Studies

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

Oat bran cereal lowers atherogenic profile in patients with hyperlipoproteineimia type IIa
Bartram, P., Gerlack, S., Scheppach, W., Keller, F., and Kasper, H. Effect of a single oat bran cereal breakfast on serum cholesterol, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins in patients with hyperlipoproteinemia type IIa. JPEN 16:533-537, 1992.

Oat bran reduces postprandial increases in blood lipids
Cara, L., Dubois, C., Borel, P., Armand, M., Senft, M., Portugal, H., Pauli, A.-M., Bernard, P.-M., and 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.

Oat bran is more hypocholesterolemic than wheat bran
Kashtan, H., Stern, H.S., Jenkins, D.J.A., Jenkins, A.L., Hay, K., Marcon, N., Minkin, S., and Bruce, W.R. Wheat-bran and oat-bran supplements' effects on blood lipids and lipoproteins. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 55:976-980, 1992.

Oat bran reduces serum cholesterol in hyperlipidemic subjects consuming a low fat, low cholesterol diet
Lepre, F., and Crane, S. Effect of oatbran on mild hyperlipidaemia. Med. J. Aust. 157:305-308, 1992.

Oat bran and beans increase plasma HDL concentrations in hypercholesterolemic men and women
Mackay, S., and Ball, M.J. Do beans and oat bran add to the effectiveness of a low-fat diet? Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 46:641-648, 1992.

Oats reduce blood cholesterol concentrations
Ripsin, C.M., Keenan, J.M., Jacobs, D.R., Elmer, P.J., Welch, R.R., Van Horn, L., Liu, K., Turnbull, W.H., Thye, F.W., Kestin, M., Hegsted, M., Davidson, D.M., Davidson, M.H., Dugan, L.D., Demark-Wahnefried, W., and Beling, S. Oat products and lipid lowering: a meta-analysis. J.A.M.A. 267:3317-3325, 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.