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Title: Two Days of Oatmeal Reduce Cholesterol Level
Author: admin@soylentnews.org
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:09:00 +0000
Link: https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/23/010246&from=rss

hubie[1] writes:

Study by the University of Bonn shows that positive effects are still
evident even six weeks later[2]:

A short-term oat-based diet appears to be surprisingly effective at
reducing the cholesterol level. This is indicated by a trial by the
University of Bonn, which has now been published in the journal
Nature Communications. The participants suffered from a metabolic
syndrome – a combination of high body weight, high blood pressure,
and elevated blood glucose and blood lipid levels. They consumed a
calorie-reduced diet, consisting almost exclusively of oatmeal, for
two days. Their cholesterol levels then improved significantly
compared to a control group. Even after six weeks, this effect
remained stable. The diet apparently influenced the composition of
microorganisms in the gut. The metabolic products, produced by the
microbiome, appear to contribute significantly to the positive
effects of oats.

The fact that oats have a beneficial effect on the metabolism is
nothing new. German medic Carl von Noorden treated patients with
diabetes with the cereal at the beginning of the 20th century – with
remarkable success. "Today, effective medications are available to
treat patients with diabetes," explains Marie-Christine Simon, junior
professor at the Institute of Nutritional and Food Science at the
University of Bonn. "As a result, this method has been almost
completely overlooked in recent decades."

Although the test subjects in the current trial were not diabetic,
they suffered from a metabolic syndrome associated with an increased
risk of diabetes. The characteristics include excess body weight,
high blood pressure, an elevated blood sugar level, and lipid
metabolism disorders. "We wanted to know how a special oat-based diet
affects patients," explains Simon, who is also a member of the
Transdisciplinary Research Areas "Life Health" and „Sustainable
Futures" at the University of Bonn.

The participants were asked to exclusively eat oatmeal, which they
had previously boiled in water, three times a day. They were only
allowed to add some fruit or vegetables to their meals. A total of 32
women and men completed this oat-based diet. They ate 300 grams of
oatmeal on each of the two days and only consumed around half of
their normal calories. A control group was also put on a
calorie-reduced diet, although this did not consist of oats.

Both groups benefited from the change in diet. However, the effect
was much more pronounced for the participants who followed the
oat-based diet. "The level of particularly harmful LDL cholesterol
fell by 10 percent for them – that is a substantial reduction,
although not entirely comparable to the effect of modern
medications," stresses Simon. "They also lost two kilos in weight on
average and their blood pressure fell slightly."

Read more of this story[3] at SoylentNews.

Links:
[1]: https://soylentnews.org/~hubie/ (link)
[2]: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/017-2026 (link)
[3]: https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/02/23/010246&from=rss (link)

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