• Cholesterol Lowering Properties of Rice Bran Oil vis a vis other oils

    Now  as we already know that Rice Bran oil is the only edible oil which reaches the nearest to the given recommendations. Also by the below chart in which we have compared Rice Bran Oil with the majorly used edible oils as on the level of Natural Antioxidants (antioxidants play a very vital role in the cholesterol management), it will be more clear why Physically Refined Rice Bran oil  shall be the most preferred oil.

    Comparison of natural antioxidants in edible oils

    OIL TYPE

    VITAMIN E TOCOPHEROL (PPM)

     VITAMIN E TOCOTRIENOL (PPM)

    ORYZANOL (PPM)

    TOTAL NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS (PPM)

    Physically Refined
    Rice Bran Oil         		223 485 10,000 10,708
    Chemically Refined RBO 81 336 2000 2417
    Olive 50 0 0 50
    Canola 770 0 0 770
    Sunflower Oil 510 0 0 510
    Soybean Oil 726 0 0 726
    Palm Oil 256 149 0 405
    Groundnut 487 0 0 487

    * ppm. stands for parts per million
    Source- as per Bailey Volume-2

    From the above comparison chart it is very clear that Rice Bran oil is a far superior oil than any other oil as far as cholesterol management is concerned as it has more than 10 times antioxidants (which reduces bad cholesterol and increase the good cholesterol) than any other edible oil. It is due to these nutraceutical elements,  that Rice Bran Oil today is recognized as health oil all over the globe.

    Cholesterol Lowering Properties of Rice Bran Oil as compared to other edible oils-some scientific studies

    Human trials conducted in the National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabd- a premier nutrition research institute of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India, have confirmed significant reduction in total cholesterol particularly the triglyceride levels by using Rice Bran Oil (RBO) as compared to conventional cooking oils. (see table below)

      Subjects

    Total Cholesterol
    (mg/dl)

          Triglycerides
    (mg/dl)
    Control Group
    Initial
    After 30 days

    244.0 ± 14.0
    249.6 ± 16.1

    295.5 ± 33.0
    286.3 ± 34.9
    Experimental Group
    Initial
    15 days after  RBO
    30 days after  RBO
    247.3 ± 10.6
    204.0 ± 6.6
    182.7 ± 8.4
    349.8 ± 42.4
    236.5 ± 31.9
    212.9 ± 20.0
    (Source:- Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 10. No. 6, 593-601 (1991),
             available on www.jacn.org )
     
    Studies conducted in the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore –a premier research institute of the Government of India had shown significant reduction of bad cholesterols (LDL + VLDL) and increase in good cholesterols (HDL) in rats fed with Refined Rice Bran Oil for 11 weeks as compared to rats fed with Groundnut Oil although the fat composition of both the oils is almost similar. The study has attributed the better cholesterol lowering ability of Rice Bran Oil to its unique “Oryzanol” and some other components present in it.
     
    RICE BRAN OIL MAY HELP TO CONTROL DIABETES
    Studies conducted in Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, have shown that Rice Bran Oil is effective in increasing insulin sensitivity in case of Type 2 Diabetes.
    (Source : American Society for Nutrition J.Nutr. 136: 1472-1476, June 2006 abstract available on www.jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/136/6/1472)
     
    RICE BRAN OIL MAY HELP TO CONTROL HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
    A latest study conducted by Japanese researchers and published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Vol. 54, pp.1914-1920) have shown that rice bran fractions appear to have a beneficial dietary component that could lower blood pressure.