Research has shown the vital role of fiber in cleansing the system and lowering cholesterol levels, and 25 years of clinical research have established oats as the first specific grain approved to carry a health claim related to heart disease.

Oats act as tiny sponges that soak up cholesterol and carry it from the body. Experts believe that it’s the soluble fiber found in oats that helps reduce blood cholesterol levels.

Oat soluble fiber (beta glucan) helps control blood cholesterol by binding some of the cholesterol in the digestive tract.

This cholesterol is “trapped” and removed from the body naturally. Experts also say that three grams of soluble fiber daily from oatmeal, in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Old-fashioned Quaker Oats, a breakfast staple across the world, provide two grams per serving.

Soluble fibers have been found to help reduce LDL or “bad” cholesterol when combined with a diet low in saturated fats and cholesterol.