Oats and Cholesterol Lowering - Summary of Studies

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

Oatmeal lowers cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic adults
Bell, S., Goldman, V.M., Bistrian, B.R., Arnold, A.H., Ostroff, G. and Forse, R.A. Effect of beta-glucan from oats and yeast on serum lipids. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 39:189-202, 1999.

Oat bran and psyllium reduce plasma total and LDL-cholesterol in normo- and hypercholesterolemic men
Romero, A.L., Romero, J.E., Galaviz, S., and Fernandez, M.L. Cookies enriched with psyllium or oat bran lower plasma LDL cholesterol in normal and hypercholesterolemic men from northern Mexico. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 17:601-608, 1998.

Oat beta-glucans reduce plasma cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic adults
Behall, K.M., Scholfield, D.J., and Hallfrisch, J. Effect of beta-glucan level in oat fiber extracts on blood lipids in men and women. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 16:46-51, 1997.

Oat bran attenuates triglyceride increases associated with a high carbohydrate diet
Noakes, M., Clifton, P.M., Nestel, P.J., Leu, R.L., McIntosh, G. Effect of high-amylose starch and oat bran on metabolic variables and bowel function in subjects with hypertriglyceridemia. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 64:944-951, 1996.

Chronic oat bran intake alters postprandial metabolism of lipids
Dubois, C., Armand, M., Senft, M., Portugal, H., Pauli, A.-M., Bernard, P.-M., Lafont, H., and Lairon, D. Chronic oat bran intake alters postprandial lipemia and lipoproteins in healthy adults. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 61:325-333, 1995.

Oats reduce serum total and LDL-cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic men
Winblad, I., Joensuu, T., and Korpela, H. Effect of oat bran supplemented diet on hypercholesterolaemia. Scan. J. Prim. Health Care 13:118-121, 1995.

Oats consumption lowers risk for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
He, J., Klag, M.J., Whelton, P.K., Mo, J.-P., Chen, J.-Y., Qian, M.-C., Mo, P.-S., and He, G.-Q. Oats and buckwheat intakes and cardiovascular disease risk factors in an ethnic minority of China. Am. J.Clin. Nutr. 61:366-372, 1995.