Q. When you wrote about alternatives to Crestor for lowering cholesterol, you failed to mention mine: oat bran. For about 10 years I've been eating 1/2 cup of oat bran every day.
I make it into a loaf using a bread maker. The recipe is on any box of Quaker oat bran, but I add 1 cup of raisins. The 2-cup loaf is cut into 12 pieces and lasts four days. My cholesterol went from 210 to 160 in a fairly short time and has remained there ever since.
A. Oat bran is rich in soluble fiber and can help lower total cholesterol (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, March, 1999). It takes quite a bit of oat bran daily to make a significant difference. We applaud you for finding a palatable way to consume this much oat bran.
