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Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by davidmurdoch »

brandonb wrote: post #7

Fiber is the ultimate nutritional power tool. Not only does fiber reduce cardiovascular mortality by 26% (by cutting cholesterol), surprisingly enough, fiber even reduces your risk of cancer by 22%: https://www.empirical.health/blog/dietary-fiber-reduces-all-... (Oatmeal is high in fiber, among other things, which I think is part of what's going on here.)

Oatmeal is extra special because of it has high amounts of beta glucan, a soluble fiber.

Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by delichon »

Oatmeal reliably spikes my blood sugar. Not as much as many other carbs, but enough that I avoid it. Each time an insulin resistant person eats it, it causes a little more permanent damage.

Four out of ten US adults are insulin resistant.

I have no idea how to balance the blood sugar damage with the cholesterol damage.

Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by derwiki »

WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #3
tim-tday wrote: post #2

My doctor had me on statins because I tested with high cholesterol. I switched to oatmeal for breakfast. Stopped statins tested again. Totally normal.

How do you take your oatmeal?

Savory: add a fried egg, soy sauce, and cottage cheese

Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by 3eb7988a1663 »

I did this after it was first posted. My cholesterol is great, but it is a simple enough intervention, I mostly did it for the lols.

Not terribly difficult, you never feel hungry. The worst part was how sore my jaw felt from the excessive chewing of the bulk mass. Which is funny for something so mushy, but my instinct was to chew it a good amount. Also, it is a lot of fiber. Feel like the effect might just have to do with cleaning out every surface of my digestive tract.

Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by benatkin »

WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #3
tim-tday wrote: post #2

My doctor had me on statins because I tested with high cholesterol. I switched to oatmeal for breakfast. Stopped statins tested again. Totally normal.

How do you take your oatmeal?

Good: Oat flakes. I like Bob's Red Mill in North America and Karavansay in Colombia. Boil them a short time, drain part or all of the water, and eat them with a little bit of honey or a fruit such as blueberries.

Bad: Oatly

Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by nomel »

delichon wrote: post #12

Oatmeal reliably spikes my blood sugar. Not as much as many other carbs, but enough that I avoid it. Each time an insulin resistant person eats it, it causes a little more permanent damage. Four out of ten US adults are insulin resistant. I have no idea how to balance the blood sugar damage with the cholesterol damage.

I would think the type and preparation would play a significant role. There's steel cut (which can be made soft or "chewy"), firmer "old fashioned", and the quick dissolving mush that is one-minute.

Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by david-gpu »

delichon wrote: post #12

Oatmeal reliably spikes my blood sugar. Not as much as many other carbs, but enough that I avoid it. Each time an insulin resistant person eats it, it causes a little more permanent damage. Four out of ten US adults are insulin resistant. I have no idea how to balance the blood sugar damage with the cholesterol damage.

Not all oatmeal has the same effect on blood sugar. Steel cut oats are absorbed more slowly than instant oats. Toppings on your oatmeal also affect blood glucose in non-linear ways, the same as any other combination of foods.

Re: Just two days of oatmeal cut bad cholesterol by 10%

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Post by nomel »

WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #3
tim-tday wrote: post #2

My doctor had me on statins because I tested with high cholesterol. I switched to oatmeal for breakfast. Stopped statins tested again. Totally normal.

How do you take your oatmeal?

I usually eat mine like cereal, uncooked old-fashioned in cold milk, with a bit of honey or brown sugar for flavor. Apparently this is normal overseas.

Steel cut is just a different thing altogether. I like mine a bit on the firm side, with butter, brown sugar. On top, some plain yogurt pair nicely. Cranberries and walnuts are pretty great too.

I think one-minute/instant oatmeal is terrible, no matter how it's prepared, which is unfortunately most people's first experience with oatmeal.

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