Question: I am now quite confused about oat bran cereals. The TV ads are still pushing them as a way to lower cholesterol. Yet, not long ago the news was full of stories saying that oat bran does not ...

Oat bran, which is the outer layer of the husked oat kernel, is high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, and packed with health benefits. Oats are widely regarded as one of the healthiest ...

Remember the oat bran craze? In the late 1980s, several published studies touting the benefits of oat bran for lowering cholesterol had health professionals singing its praises. Food companies were ...

The oat bran is the outer layer of the whole oat kernel, often called the berry or groat. When the whole kernel is milled, the coarser bran can be separated from the finer oat flour. Oat flour is used ...

Dear New England Journal of Medicine: I am thirtysomething. Some of my friends say there is no special benefit in oat bran. My doctor says, ”If you see it in the New England Journal of Medicine, it`s ...

In a newly published experimental study, the consumption of dietary fibre from oat and rye brans supported the growth of beneficial gut microbiota, which in turn ameliorated cholesterol metabolism, ...

Pierre Dukan battling Jean-Michel Cohen in Paris courtroom. June 1, 2011 — -- The inventor of the popular Dukan Diet is defending his weight loss plan in a Paris courtroom, suing for libel ...

Oat bran is the latest craze in the world of fiber. Does that mean that wheat bran is passe? Will oat bran really lower cholesterol levels, as recent studies have suggested, or is it just another ...

To study whether oat bran with native β-glucans increases bile acid excretion and bile acid synthesis as measured by serum concentrations of 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7α-HC). Short-term ...