Lots of ads on radio/TV lately touting this!-----Cheerios: Can they lower cholesterol, and alternatives

Cheerios: Can they lower cholesterol, and alternatives

• The theory behind Cheerios being able to lower cholesterol stems from a General Mills-funded study in 1998 on whether whole grain oat, ready-to-eat cereals could influence cholesterol. Cheerios primarily consist of whole grain oats.
• The study found that those who ate oat cereal experienced reduced total cholesterol levels by 3.8% and reduced LDL-cholesterol levels by 4.2%...