On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 23:34:12 GMT, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 04:09 20 Mar 2021, Pamela said:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:14:44 +1100, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:13:28 -0700 (PDT),
" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 8:30:32 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 2:08:18 PM UTC-4,
>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Well, I had brunch I guess but it was just really a late
>>>>> >>> breakfast. Oatmeal and two pieces of buttered toast with a
>>>>> >>> bit of coffee.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> How do you make your oatmeal, Joan?
>>>>> So many make oatmeal differently.
>>>>> My mother makes it plain and then adds a bit of milk to the top
>>>>> in the bowl.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mine is:
>>>>> - one cup of dry rolled oats
>>>>> - pinch of salt
>>>>> - small handful of raisins (not measured)
>>>>> - 2 cups of water (or maybe a bit more)
>>>>>
>>>>> Cook until done then add to a bowl that contains:
>>>>> - 2 TBS butter
>>>>> - 2 TBS brown sugar
>>>>>
>>>>> Once all is in the bowl, fold it all a few times. Don't
>>>>> completely mix it all together.
>>>>>
>>>>> Naturally, that makes even more than I want sometimes. Recipe
>>>>> can be halved.
>>>>>
>>>>½ cup of dry rolled oats
>>>>1 cup of water
>>>>dash of salt
>>>>
>>>>Cook in the microwave, remove and add 1 tablespoon of butter, 2
>>>>or 3 heaping spoons of sugar, splash of milk or heavy cream.
>>>>Stir all together and dive in. Besides tasting great and being
>>>>filling, oatmeal is a cholesterol reducer.
>>>
>>>That's good because heavy cream is a cholesterol increaser.
>>
>> What complete bullshit.
>
>In what way?

In the way it was discredited years ago, including by the AHA and FDA.

The old, outdated advice has been the number one cause of the massive
increase in obesity, as carbohydrate consumption has increased
dramatically ever since people started reducing fat intake decades
ago, mistakenly thinking all fats = 'cholesterol'.