The key to a healthy heart
STATIN is one of the most prescribed drugs in the world. This cholesterol-lowering pill has become a fixture in most medicine cabinets around the world.
Our desire for a quick fix would direct us straight to statins before investigating other options.
According to the US FDA (US Food and Drug Administration), long-term statin usage can have side effects on the liver and muscle, so it may not be a good choice for everyone concerned about their cholesterol.
All health experts agree that high cholesterol can be naturally lowered with an unrelenting commitment to lifestyle changes; namely, eating a heart-healthy diet, exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy body weight. A heart-healthy diet and lifestyle approaches may encourage lesser use of statin.
According to Kristensen M & Bügel S., 2011, a diet rich in oat bran can significantly lower total and LDL (low-density lipoproteins or bad cholesterol) cholesterol levels as oat
(1) bran is a rich source of the heart-healthy soluble fibre – oat beta-glucan.
However, not all oat beta-glucan are produced equally. According to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), it is the increased viscosity effect produced in the gut by bioactive oat beta-glucan that is able to confer cholesterol-lowering and blood glucose stabilising benefits.(2)
Therefore, it is imperative for general consumers to find out whether the food product provides high quality and clinically tested form of oat beta-glucan.
Biogrow Oat BG22 is available as the premier oat bran powder supplying the only clinically-tested, bioactive oat beta-glucan (3),
– with just two scoops of the oat bran
(4) powder.
Sourced from the finest quality of Swedish oat bran, it is subjected to a sophisticated processing technology, which ensures the integrity of the product while retaining the beta-glucan’s highest molecular weight for enhanced viscosity and absorption upon consumption.
Just two scoops (≈ 18g) of Biogrow Oat BG22 oat bran powder daily can provide the 3g of oat beta-glucan needed to maintain healthy blood cholesterol and blood glucose levels.
Biogrow Oat BG22 contains no added sugar, artificial additives and preservatives. It provides an effective and natural way of managing cholesterol levels in the body.
Remember, healthy cholesterol level is the key to achieving a heart-healthy lifestyle. This article is brought to you by Legosan (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
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Wolever et al. 2010; Am J Clin Nutr doi: (3)
10.3945/ ajcn. 29174.
Tosh et al. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2010, 58, (4)
7723–7730.