Eli5 how does oatmeal reduce ldl cholsterol?

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I’m eating my overnight oats and just am wondering what is the actual mechanism of oatmeal that reduces lipids in blood.

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The fiber in oatmeal absorbs bile and pulls it along and out of your body when you poop creating a bile deficit. So, your liver, in order to create more bile, draws cholesterol from your blood. Over time, this constant bile deficit and your liver’s response of synthesizing cholesterol to make more bile lowers your blood cholesterol.

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