For many, Cracklin’ Oat Bran is a nostalgic childhood favorite. As a matter of fact, it's such a tasty treat, it deserves to be used for far more than just breakfast. For instance, we found that ...

The oat bran is the outer layer of the whole oat kernel, often called the berry or groat. When the whole kernel is milled, the coarser bran can be separated from the finer oat flour. Oat flour is used ...

Remember the oat bran craze? In the late 1980s, several published studies touting the benefits of oat bran for lowering cholesterol had health professionals singing its praises. Food companies were ...

For the uninitiated, oats and oat bran are different. There are multiple variants of oats which most of us do not know except the fact that oats are healthy for us. Oat bran husks have a rich nutrient ...

I tend to go through breakfast phases. I’ve always been that way—fixating on a food until it finally begins to bore me. For a few months, I’ll crave nothing but cottage cheese with pineapple, and then ...

A fat substitute made its public debut in an oatmeal raisin cookie last month. The substitute, a coarse beige-yellow flourlike substance called Nu-Trim, contains high percentages of ß glucans--the ...

Professor Franklin Joseph of Dr Frank’s Weight Loss Clinic recommends replacing instant oatmeal with oat bran for a significant impact on weight loss. Oat bran, being higher in protein and fibre, ...

In a newly published experimental study, the consumption of dietary fibre from oat and rye brans supported the growth of beneficial gut microbiota, which in turn ameliorated cholesterol metabolism, ...

The oat-bran war in the cereal business, fueled by consumer concerns over cholesterol, has added some fiber to Procter & Gamble`s claims for its Metamucil. In a newspaper campaign in 30 major markets, ...

It’s a powerhouse porridge that will keep you going ‘til lunch. I tend to go through breakfast phases. I’ve always been that way—fixating on a food until it finally begins to bore me. For a few months ...