May promote heart health

The heart may benefit from using rice bran oil. Because it lowers cholesterol, the Japanese government actually classifies this oil as a healthy food. Rice bran oil dramatically reduces LDL (bad) cholesterol while increasing HDL (good) cholesterol, according to early research in mice. Studies on humans also show that this oil lowers LDL cholesterol. An analysis of 11 randomized, controlled studies involving 344 individuals found that consuming rice bran oil significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels, with an average reduction of 6.91 mg/dL. Heart disease risk can be decreased by 1-2 percent with just a 1 mg/dL drop in LDL.

Eight of the research followed participants who had hyperlipidemia, or excessive levels of fat in the blood, whereas the remaining studies followed participants who did not have this disease. Following a low-calorie diet with 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of rice bran oil per day resulted in considerably lower LDL (bad) cholesterol as well as lower levels of other heart disease risk variables, such as body weight and hip circumference, in a 4-week trial of individuals with hyperlipidemia. The plant sterols in the oil, which stop your body from absorbing cholesterol, are responsible for the changes in cholesterol levels, according to researchers.