How Oats Reduce Your “Bad” Cholesterol
Oats has started to gain its reputation as one of the great food to consume to lower your “bad” cholesterol and it is a compliment to our weight loss diet plan.
This is relatively a piece of good news to us, women over 40 who is consider over our weight and our health.
The cholesterol-lowering evidence of oats was so strong that the US food and Drug Administration approved the 1st “food-specific claim” by 1997. It permitted labels of oat-rich products to state that eating oats and oat-based foods reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Regular oatmeal consumption can help to lower total cholesterol as well as “bad” - LDL - cholesterol, with no adverse effects on the “good” - HDL cholesterol. At the same time, it can reduce inflammation, one of the 1st signs of the development of atherosclerosis.
Studies has shown that the soluble fibre in the oat bran can help to the body digest fats. That’s wonderful as we can add oats to our diets like basic breakfast oatmeal, which is 100% whole grain is the best way to start. Even instant oatmeal contains healthy soluble fibre can help us to lose weight.
Beside that, whole oats contain antioxidant compounds that help keep the heart healthy.
Why not start now? 
