[Cholesterol-lowering effect of oat].
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.
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Medisinsk avdeling, Baerum sykehus.
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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
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D002784:Cholesterol
Kolesterolsenkende effekt av havre.