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Consumption of oat milk for 5 weeks lowers serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in free-living men with moderate hypercholesterolemia

Önning, Gunilla LU ; Wallmark, Anders LU ; Persson, Margaretha LU orcid ; Åkesson, Björn LU ; Elmståhl, Sölve LU and Öste, Rickard LU (1999) In Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 43(5). p.301-309
Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether consumption of a newly developed oat milk deprived of insoluble fiber would result in lower serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in men with moderate hypercholesterolemia. The study had a randomized, controlled double-blind design, and oat milk was compared with an identically flavored control drink. Sixty-six men were recruited from a screening program and were randomly assigned to two groups. Each group took either oat milk or a control drink (rice milk) for 5 weeks (0.75 liters/day) and then switched to the other drink regimen for another 5-week period with a 5-week washout period between the test periods. The oat milk contained more dietary fiber,... (More)

The aim of this study was to investigate whether consumption of a newly developed oat milk deprived of insoluble fiber would result in lower serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in men with moderate hypercholesterolemia. The study had a randomized, controlled double-blind design, and oat milk was compared with an identically flavored control drink. Sixty-six men were recruited from a screening program and were randomly assigned to two groups. Each group took either oat milk or a control drink (rice milk) for 5 weeks (0.75 liters/day) and then switched to the other drink regimen for another 5-week period with a 5-week washout period between the test periods. The oat milk contained more dietary fiber, especially β-glucan (0.5 g/100 g), than the control drink (< 0.02 g/100 g). Both drinks were well appreciated and got similar sensory evaluation, indicating that the double-blind design had been attained. In the final analysis 52 subjects remained. Compared with the control drink, intake of oat milk resulted in significantly lower serum total cholesterol (6, p = 0.005) and LDL cholesterol (6, p = 0.036) levels. The decrease in LDL cholesterol was more pronounced if the starting value was higher (r = -0.55, p < 0.001). The concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was not significantly different after consumption of the two drinks. Serum triglycerides did not change significantly after intake of oat milk, but a significant increase was observed after intake of the control drink (p = 0.003). It is concluded that also oat milk deprived of insoluble fiber has cholesterol-reducing properties. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Moderate hypercholesterolemia, Oat milk, Soluble fiber, β-glucan
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Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
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5
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301 - 309
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10.1159/000012798
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  author       = {{Önning, Gunilla and Wallmark, Anders and Persson, Margaretha and Åkesson, Björn and Elmståhl, Sölve and Öste, Rickard}},
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  keywords     = {{Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Moderate hypercholesterolemia; Oat milk; Soluble fiber; β-glucan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{301--309}},
  publisher    = {{Karger}},
  series       = {{Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism}},
  title        = {{Consumption of oat milk for 5 weeks lowers serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in free-living men with moderate hypercholesterolemia}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000012798}},
  doi          = {{10.1159/000012798}},
  volume       = {{43}},
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