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A diet rich in oat bran improves blood lipids and hemostatic factors, and reduces apparent energy digestibility in young healthy volunteers.

M M Kristensen and S S Bügel

Eur J Clin Nutr 65(9):1053-8 (2011) PMID 21654701

Oat bran shows cholesterol-lowering properties, but its effects on other cardiovascular risk markers are less frequently investigated. This study examined the effects of oat bran on blood lipids, hemostatic factors and energy utilization.

DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.102
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