Breakfast Gets Fit with Pecans Oct 17, 2008
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Ten top 'Superfoods' Sep 10, 2008
Oatmeal, oat bran and whole oat products are some of the best sources of soluble fibre, which help reduce total cholesterol. Health benefits. (iAfrica.com)
Lowering Cholesterol in Childhood Aug 10, 2008
Soluble fiber banana, peach, apple, berries, or other fruit added to oatmeal and oat bran; black, kidney, white, pinto, or other beans, or lentils added to salads help to block cholesterol and fats from being absorbed through the intestinal wall into the blood. Physical activity. (Suite101.com)
Lower kids' cholesterol the old-fashioned way Jul 24, 2008
Studies in children have shown that soluble fibre - the type found in psyllium and oat bran - gives additional cholesterol-lowering power to a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol ... Sources of soluble fibre include psyllium-enriched breakfast cereals, oatmeal, oat bran, barley, ground flaxseed and dried beans, peas and lentils. (Globe and Mail)
Latest food trend: Listen to your gut Feb 24, 2008
Twenty years ago, oat bran was the food that was going to put us all into a state of high-fiber, clear-hearted bliss ... OAT BRAN S FALL FROM GRACE ... One day, oat bran was being added to seemingly every product on the grocery shelf because of its heart-healthy properties. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Peanut loaf| Feb 18, 2008
Add the oat bran and grated apple to the flour mixture and fold in. Place the raw honey, brown sugar and oil in a saucepan and heat slowly until the sugar is dissolved. (iAfrica.com)
Kudos for folic acid Feb 4, 2008
We are used to seeing health claims on food packages, but 10 years ago the first one was approved that oat fiber, as part of a heart-healthy diet, can reduce the risk of heart disease (remember the oat bran hype of that era. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Critical things to know about your cholesterol Jan 25, 2008
Other foods especially high in soluble fiber include oat bran, oatmeal, and apples. (Soluble fiber is different from insoluble fiber, the kind found in whole-grain bread and bran cereal. (CNN -- Health)
So much to love about chocolate Jan 17, 2008
Might chocolate turn out to be just another food-health bandwagon, the latest oat bran, monounsaturated fat or glycemic index. You bet. (AZCentral -- Home)
SAGE's American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine looks at the health benefit of oats Jan 11, 2008
The article, written by Mark B. Andon, PhD, and James W. Anderson, MD, looks at the history of the first food-specific health claim, theorizing that foods containing whole-oat sources of soluble fiber (oats, oat bran, and oat flour) could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. This is an extremely important study, said the journals Editor, Dr. James M. Rippe, who is also a nationally renowned cardiologist, author, and authority on health, fitness and weight loss. (EurekAlert!)
Low-GI Breakfasts May Control Kids' Calories Sep 21, 2007
Henry said that some other low-GI choices might include oat bran cereal, whole-grain pumpernickel bread, and fruits such as apples, mango and plums. In general, high-fiber, whole foods have a lower GI than more-processed carbohydrates like white bread. (MEDLINEplus)
Sow the seeds of good health Aug 17, 2007
In a University of Connecticut study, men with high cholesterol who ate oat bran cookies daily for 8 weeks dropped their levels of LDL cholesterol by more than 20 percent. So eat more oat bran fibre, such as oatmeal. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Whole Grain Oats May Reduce Risk Factors For Coronary Heart Disease Apr 19, 2007
"Some reviews of wholegrain products include studies conducted with dietary fibre or oat bran and have referred to these refined products as wholegrain. There is a need for greater clarity and consistency between the terms wholegrain, bran, germ and fibre in published research". Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by John Wiley Inc.. (Science Daily)
Good Nutrition Is Barley There Mar 29, 2007
Bets are on that a savvy marketing guru could turn barley into the next oat bran. In the 1980s, oat bran was the golden child of the grain family, and soon every muffin, cookie and granola bar was sprinkled with the cholesterol-lowering flakes. (The Ledger)
Good Question: Why Should You Eat Omega-3s? Mar 16, 2007
"Omega-3s have become kind of the ingredient du jour, kind of like oat bran was back in the '80s," said Moores. Sales of omega-3 enhanced products totaled $100 million in 2002, jumped to $2 billion last year, and are expected to reach $7 billion by 2011. (WCCO.com, MN)
DUMP THESE FOOD MYTHS Mar 3, 2007
What's more, the food industry is always looking to satisfy consumers' desires, whether we crown oat bran, bunless burgers or, the latest trend, omega-3 fatty-acid-enhanced products, as the new, healthy miracle food. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
Five Food Myths Exposed Feb 25, 2007
What's more, the food industry is always looking to satisfy consumers' desires, whether we crown oat bran, bunless burgers or, the latest trend, omega-3 fatty acid enhanced products, as the new, healthy miracle food. Glassner's advice for people who want to enjoy eating again is to forget the hot diet craze, stop "swallowing wholesale" promises of every nutritional study, and eat well and moderately over the long haul. (Forbes)
Superfoods: are they merely a fad? Feb 16, 2007
High in soluble fibre, low in fat, oats, and especially oat bran help keep cholesterol low and regulate blood sugar. Research has shown that avenanthramides, antioxidant compounds unique to oats, help prevent free radicals from damaging LDL cholesterol, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. (Scotsman)
FDA: Some Whole Oat Foods Can Claim 'Low Fat' Feb 6, 2007
But those regulations only applied to three types of oat products: oat bran, rolled oats or whole oat flour. The FDA's decision would expand regulations to allow a wider variety of foods made with whole oats to make the heart claim. (Newsmax)
Doctor seeks patients' helpin keeping drug costs down Feb 3, 2007
A. A diet with plenty of soluble fiber from oat bran or vegetables like eggplant and okra can help quite a bit. Adding psyllium, another source of soluble fiber, is also useful. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Boycott call on salty products Jan 30, 2007
Monday, 29th January 2007. SHOPPERS should boycott processed foods that still contain "unnecessary" amounts of salt, a campaign group said today. (Manchester Evening News)
Unhappy meals Jan 28, 2007
It's no wonder that omega-3 fatty acids are poised to become the oat bran of 2007, as food scientists micro-encapsulate fish oil and algae oil and blast them into such formerly all-terrestrial foods as bread and tortillas, milk and yogurt and cheese, all of which will soon, you can be sure, sprout fishy new health claims. (Remember the rule. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
