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BLACKSBURG - The phenomenal rage over oat bran may be passing, and with good reason, says a Virginia Tech associate professor of human foods and nutrition.
“Oat bran is a good source of soluable fiber, and it does help reduce cholesterol, but in the final analysis, fiber doesn’t lower cholesterol that much," said Forrest Thye, who’s completed research on oat bran at Tech funded by the Quaker Oats Company. “For people who are interested in lowering cholesterol, I’m much more concerned about lowering total fat and saturated fat.”
Soluble fiber is found in oats, barley, beans and fruit, while insoluble fiber is most commonly found in wheat cereals and bran. Insoluable fiber, while good for constipation, has not been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
According to Prof. Thye’s studies, straight oat bran would reduce a typical person's blood cholesterol level by between 5 percent and 10 percent. “For people who have high cholesterol, the percent change could be greater, but not much more,” he said.
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