Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%
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- Two days of oatmeal consumption reduced LDL cholesterol by 10% in people with metabolic syndrome.
- The diet also led to modest weight loss and lower blood pressure, with benefits lasting six weeks.
- Oatmeal altered gut microbiome composition, increasing beneficial bacteria that produce cholesterol-lowering phenolic compounds.
- The study revisited a historic diabetes therapy using oats, highlighting their metabolic benefits.
- Participants consumed 300 grams of oatmeal daily during the intensive phase, alongside calorie restriction.
- Short-term, high-oat intake was more effective than longer, moderate consumption for cholesterol reduction.
- The research was a randomized controlled trial funded by multiple German institutions.