Your Aunt Gladys has a family history of heart disease. She decides to begin eating a bowl of oatmeal every morning to help lower her blood cholesterol. After about a month of following this routine, her cholesterol declined about five points. What is the most likely explanation for this effect??
A) ?Oatmeal is a low-fat food and inhibits the body's synthesis of cholesterol.
B) ?Oatmeal is high in complex fibers that inhibit cholesterol-synthesizing enzymes.
C) ?Oatmeal consumed on a regular basis suppresses the craving for high-cholesterol foods.
D) ?Oatmeal is high in soluble fibers that trap bile, causing the body to use more cholesterol for bile replacement.
D
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