Oatmeal Proves To Be More Beneficial In Lowering Cholesterol Than Originally Thought
January 9, 2008 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
You know the saying “you don’t know what you have till it’s gone”? Those words came to mind when I read the latest scientific find studying oatmeal’s benefits in regard to cholesterol. I love oatmeal!!! Being diabetic, I really don’t eat much of it and it has to be the low sugar, low carb stuff, which quite frankly… just isn’t the same. But being that the benefits of cholesterol reduction are proven to be even stronger than when the FDA first approved the correlation back in the 80’s, I am gonna start enjoying my oats again!
The new findings suggest that there is many more healthful benefits that go along with the whole grains then what was first thought including…
- Reduce the risk for elevated blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, and weight gain
- Reduce LDL cholesterol during weight-loss
- Provide favorable changes in the physical characteristics of LDL cholesterol particles, making them less susceptible to oxidation (oxidation is thought to lead to hardening of the arteries.)
- Supply unique compounds that may lead to reducing early hardening of the arteries
