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Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by no-name-here »

brandonb wrote: post #22
smt88 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce LDL or ApoB by 85-95% What? Absolutely not. Not even close. Provide a source if you really believe this.

One source: https://www.escardio.org/communities/councils/cardiology-pra...

Specifically: “ Although our pharmaceutical armamentarium is very good at the moment (the combination of statin-ezetimibe-proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 [PCSK9] can reduce LDL cholesterol [LDL-C] levels by 85%), new drugs are emerging through the different pitfalls of current drugs.”

Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by rkomorn »

racecar789 wrote: post #49

If switching to oatmeal, go with the unflavored raw oats. It's not bad once a person gets used to it. Substituting milk with water is also perfectly fine. Eating a low sugar breakfast does feel pretty healthy.

And if you can find them: I find steel cut oats (as opposed to rolled oats) way more enjoyable for texture.

Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by RobotToaster »

brandonb wrote: post #6
carbocation wrote: post #4

300 grams of oatmeal a day, basically nothing else, and your LDL only goes down 10%.

Definitely shows the comparative power of medications. Statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce LDL or ApoB by 85-95%.

Colestyramine basically works the same way as oatmeal, but is far stronger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colestyramine

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Post by dzhiurgis »

bob1029 wrote: post #69

Oatmeal is amazing at stabilizing blood sugar levels. It's like adding inertia to the power grid. If you are eating any kind of snack cracker or refined wheat product, I would suggest replacing with oats and then reporting back on results after one week. I think the beneficial effects are strong enough to completely offset the impact of things like occasional bowl of ice cream and package of nerds gummy clusters. Thi…

How do you reconcile this with fact that oatmeal has higher glycemic index than ice cream?

Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by fuzztester »

kstenerud wrote: post #48
blinded wrote: post #39

Been trying to get into overnight oats (home made) for breakfast but its been hard to hit protein numbers, even with protein powder.

With just the oats it's hard. What I do is ferment my own greek yogurt (milk and starter in an instant pot for 9h, then strain it in the fridge overnight) and eat that with müsli mixed in (the German kind that's nothing but whole grains and some raisins, not the garbage that's basically breakfast cereal). Tastes great and gives you a ton of slow-release energy and protein.

Greek yogurt has a lot of protein?

Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by jimbob45 »

wwwtyro wrote: post #32

My understanding is that: 1. When someone consumes fat, bile is released into the gut. 2. Oatmeal (and other soluble fibers like psyllium husk) capture this bile and it is excreted in stool. 3. In order to create the bile, the liver needs LDL. Because the LDL it used to create the bile was lost when it was captured, it exposes more LDL receptors and pulls LDL out of the bloodstream, thereby lowering LDL levels. It se…

By that logic, it would seem that oatmeal would be best placed in a non-breakfast slot, no?

I’m genuinely curious. I have a vested interest in this.

Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by petercartagena »

EZ-E wrote: post #45

I fixed my high cholesterol problem with oats... Months ago I replaced my daily dinner with a mix of oats + banana + protein powder + 1 tbsp olive oil + peanut butter + flaxseeds + oat milk - all mixed in a blender. My bad cholesterol (LDL levels) tanked from 160 mg/dL to 91 mg/dL. My daily dinners before that were not even that unhealthy. Dropping sat fat intake had nowhere near that much effect for me. For me and I…

I did the same, my cholesterol was lower than ever. What I think it happens was that I increase my proteins intake as well as the muscle.

Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by Jarmsy »

cess11 wrote: post #70

" Sponsorship The trial was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Diabetes Association (DDG), the German Research Foundation (DFG), the German Cereal Processing, Milling and Starch Industries’ Association (VGMS), and RASO Naturprodukte." I'd be quite suspicious of this study for this reason alone. "They also lost two kilos in weight on average and their blood pressure fell…

2kg in 2 days doesn't sound unreasonable at all. Glycogen and water loss from the calorie restriction will do that, along with maybe better bowel regularity from the fiber. Nobody is claiming they lost 2kg of body fat.

Re: Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

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Post by samiv »

bob1029 wrote: post #69

Oatmeal is amazing at stabilizing blood sugar levels. It's like adding inertia to the power grid. If you are eating any kind of snack cracker or refined wheat product, I would suggest replacing with oats and then reporting back on results after one week. I think the beneficial effects are strong enough to completely offset the impact of things like occasional bowl of ice cream and package of nerds gummy clusters. Thi…

How does it stabilize when it actually causes it to shoot up like crazy?
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