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 ...

Oatmeal, that sturdy breakfast food from your grandmother's kitchen, has a lot going for it. Not only is it a fine way to start the day, but it can also really bring down your bad LDL cholesterol ...

Dear New England Journal of Medicine: I am thirtysomething. Some of my friends say there is no special benefit in oat bran. My doctor says, ”If you see it in the New England Journal of Medicine, it`s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

A weight loss doctor has revealed how a simple breakfast swap could help you shed up to five pounds in just a month. Professor Franklin Joseph, a leading specialist in weight management at Dr Frank’s ...

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 ...