Sarah Jane > wrote in
:

> In > Carol Cohen
> wrote:
>> I'm writing to you because I can't think of better newsgroups
>> to answer my question, which is: I have always made oatmeal
>> by the recipe on the Quaker Oats box: 1/3 cup oats, 3/4 cup
>> water. But the new box reads: 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water.
>> (and of course the calories which used to be 110, are now 150).
>> When did the portion size change? And why?
>>
>> C.C.
>
> I'm not sure when it changed, but I think I know why. They're
> claiming that eating oatmeal every day can lower cholesterol,
> but apparently the smaller serving size isn't enough to get the
> effect. I just checked the box in my cabinet, and it says
> "eating a good-sized bowl of Quaker Oatmeal for 30 days will
> actually help _remove_ cholesterol from your body". Note the
> "good-sized" specification.
>

I only eat one instant packet a day, which I think is 1/3 cup. In
the past year my cholesterol went from 162 to 140.