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Hearts Matter
When you eat Cheerios, you do your heart some good. Here's why:
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The whole grain oats in Cheerios contain beta-glucan.
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What is beta-glucan?
Beta-glucan is a soluble fibre proven to help lower cholesterol.
How can beta-glucan help lower cholesterol?
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Eating foods rich in whole grain oats puts beta-glucan in your digestive system
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Lowering your cholesterol is just one step towards a healthy heart
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Beta-glucan forms a gel which sticks to some cholesterol and removes it from the body
This is just one way that beta-glucan is thought to help lower cholesterol!
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How is beta-glucan part of a healthy lifestyle?
Studies show that three grams of soluble fibre daily from whole grain oat foods - like Cheerios - in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.
Cheerios cereal provides one gram of soluble fibre per serving.