(not op) for reference, 39g of oats contains 28g of carbohydrates.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you...

  - The biggest influence on blood cholesterol level is the mix of fats and carbohydrates in your diet—not the amount of cholesterol you eat from food.
  - Although it remains important to limit the amount of cholesterol you eat, especially if you have diabetes, for most people dietary cholesterol is not as problematic as once believed.

There's a U-shaped curve for all cause mortality with cholesterol levels, just like anything else. Cholesterol is not bad, it's literally the building block of steroid hormones, vitamin D, etc.

Similarly, there's a good argument to be made that most people actually eat too little salt. If you compare most sodium guidelines to data of sodium intake versus all cause mortality, you're more at risk of death following the guidelines.