But FDA officials don't want people to think that a bowl of oatmeal a day will automatically keep the doctor away. To begin with, you have to eat three servings a day for it to have an effect, according to the research. That's a lot of oatmeal. What's more, getting your fiber from oats has to be part of a larger healthy lifestyle that includes a daily regimen low in dietary fat and high in physical activity. Or it may not.
Heart disease is too complex and variable to be conquered by a single toasted oatmeal square.
That doesn't take away from Craig's testimonial on the cereal box. He is a healthy, active guy. I do eat the squares. He had a physical exam about 8 months ago and his cholesterol levels were back up to where they were before. It was not alarming.