Health benefits of oats
Posted on: 30/Dec/2015 5:40:42 PM
Could there be any better morning diet than a bowl of oats? This is considered as one of the healthiest foods in the world with rich nutritional value. It has with it dietary fibers and minerals including Manganese, Thiamin, Magnesium, and Phosphorous. As it contains very less saturated fats, sodium and cholesterol, the calorie content is very less and hence supports weight loss and helps maintain good health. This is called by the scientific name AVena Sativa. This is an annual cereal that copes with heavy rain and low temperature. What are the other detailed health benefits of oats? Take a look here:
- Apart from being a complete food, it is also a tasty one. This is a powerhouse with vitamins, proteins, amino acids, essential fatty acids, etc. If you have so far not tried it, you may be missing out on something highly nutritious
- Brings down cholesterol - It contains soluble fibre called beta-glucan which helps in bringing down LDL or bad cholesterol level in blood without having an harmful effects on HDL or good cholesterol. This is also a rich source of Tocotrienols that hinders cholesterol synthesis and brings down cholesterol in blood. According to researches, consuming a bowl of oatmeal each day will reduce the general cholesterol by 20 percent
- Helps control blood pressure - Though there is no symptom for high blood pressure, this gives rise to serious health issues and causes damage to heart, arteries, blood vessels, etc. This can also lead to other complications as well. Consuming a serving of oats that is rich in soluble and half soluble fibres helps reduce hypertension, high blood pressure
- Prevents heart disease - Oatmeal contains antioxidants called Avenanthramides which help in preventing harmful free radicals from causing damage to HDL levels in the blood. Thus it reduces risk of coronary heart disease. Further, it keeps heart health with phytochemicals called Lignans.
