US Edition'High Dose' Diet for Just Two Days Could 'Rapidly' Lower Cholesterol
A two-day oat diet of 300 grams daily lowered LDL cholesterol by 10% and had effects lasting up to six weeks in people with metabolic syndrome.
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A New Study Says This Common Breakfast Food Could Lower Cholesterol by 10% in Just 2 Days
It might be time to make a batch of overnight oats.Irina Marwan / Getty ImagesKey PointsA new study published in Nature Communications shows that an oat-intense diet can lower cholesterol by up to 10% in just two days.Researchers believe this impact is likely linked to how oats interact with gut microbiota.Although an intense oat diet lowered cholesterol more effectively than long-term, moderate oat consumption, nutrition experts still say incor…
People who followed a low-calorie diet consisting mostly of oatmeal for two days experienced long-term reductions in LDL ("bad") and total cholesterol levels in a clinical trial. The reduced cholesterol levels were maintained for up to six weeks after the two-day diet, reports Medical News Today.
Two day oat-based diet significantly lowers bad cholesterol, study finds
A new study led by Mary Christine Simon at the Institute for Nutrition and Food Science at Bonn University has shown that consuming a very low calorie and concentrated oat diet over a short period of time can significantly lower the amount of LDL cholesterol, which is known as bad cholesterol, in individuals who have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome includes excess body weight, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, and abnormal choleste…
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