PMID:
Br J Nutr. 2012 Apr ;107(7):1037-47. Epub 2011 Aug 3. PMID: 21810288
Abstract Title:
Effect of 6 weeks' consumption ofβ-glucan-rich oat products on cholesterol levels in mildly hypercholesterolaemic overweight adults.
Abstract:
Several regulatory bodies have approved a health claim on the cholesterol-lowering effects of oatβ-glucan at levels of 3·0 g/d. The present study aimed to test whether 1·5 g/d β-glucan provided as ready-to-eat oat flakes was as effective in lowering cholesterol as 3·0 g/d from oats porridge. A 6-week randomised controlled trial was conducted in eighty-seven mildly hypercholesterolaemic ( ≥5 mmol/l and
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