Lowering Cholesterol: Cookie by Cookie or Muffin by Muffin

Here is a sampling of how many cookies, muffins or bowls of cereal you would need to eat each day to lower cholesterol by about 3%, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

After each are the serving size, grams of oat bran per serving, calories in a serving and number of servings needed for the cholesterol reduction.

Quaker Oat Bran Cereal, 1/3 cup, 28.0, 90, 1.

Quaker Oatmeal, all flavors, 1/3 cup, 9.0, 100, 1.

Health Valley Oat Bran Hot Cereal, 1/4 cup, 20.0, 100, 2.

Kolln Oat Bran Crunch, 1/3 cup, 20.0, 120, 2.

Health Valley Oat Bran Fruit Muffins, 1 (2 oz.), 16.9 to 17.2, 140 to 170, 2.

Health Valley Oat Bran O’s, 3/4 cup, 15.0, 90, 2.

Health Valley Oat Bran Flakes, 1/2 cup, 15.0, 100, 2.

Kellogg Common Sense Oat Bran, 2/3 cup, 13.0, 100, 3.

Health Valley Jumbo Fruit Bars, 1 (1.5 oz.), 12.5, 150, 3.

Kolln Fruit ‘N’ Oat Bran Crunch Cereal, 1/3 cup, 11.1, 110, 3.

Kellogg Cracklin’ Oat Bran, 1/2 cup, 9.0, 110, 4.

New Morning Oatios with Oat Bran, 1 cup, 8.4, 110, 4.

Kolln Crispy Oats Cereal, 1/3 cup, 8.3, 110, 4.