title: [Cholesterol-lowering effect of oat].
abstract: Use of oat-supplement has been advocated to reduce serum cholesterol concentration. In order to study the effect of a daily dietary supplement of oats on lipid levels we performed three controlled clinical trials in healthy Norwegians and patients with hypercholesterolemia. The studies lasted 3-5 weeks, and oats were added to the diet in bread, breakfast cereals, porridge or crispbread. The serum cholesterol concentrations were reduced by 2.5-5% in four of the five groups with an oat-supplemented diet. No effect was found in the group who ate crispbread. Lipid levels remained unchanged in the three control groups. We conclude that oat products have a small but significant cholesterol-lowering effect when given as a supplement to the ordinary Norwegian diet.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling, Baerum sykehus.
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Birkeland
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gullestad
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Torsvik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D001939:Bread; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D002523:Edible Grain; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Kolesterolsenkende effekt av havre.