Cereal / oatmeal good for people with cholesterol

Oatmeal contains soluble fiber (soluble fiber) can lower bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein / LDL). Soluble fiber is also found in such foods as kidney beans (kidney beans), apples, pears, barley and prunes. Believed that soluble fiber can reduce absorption of cholesterol in your digestive tract. Eating more soluble fiber 10 grams per day can lower total and LDL cholesterol. Each 1 1 / 2 cup cooked oatmeal that you eat contains 6 grams of fiber. If you add fruit, like bananas, you add about 4 more grams of fiber.