How Does Bowl of Oatmeal a Day Keep Diseases at Bay?

Protein packed, full of fibre and low on fat, oats are designed to boost your energy levels and help you lead a healthy lifestyle. They are not only good for the stomach but are interestingly super filling, satisfying and versatile and contain a wide range of nutrients like fibre, vitamin E, essential fatty acids, etc. Which make them top the healthy food chart.

Oats are rich in soluble fibres which help in lowering cholesterol levels. These soluble fibres help increase intestinal transit time and  reduce glucose absorption.  Oats also contain beta glucagons which lipid lowering agent. A very healthy breakfast option - you can spruce your oats with fruits and crunchy nuts. Be it a quick fix for hunger pangs, a light and hearty evening snack or the much needed energy to carry you through your hectic morning, oats is the one super food that can easily fit itself to suit your needs.

• Prevents cardiovascular disease: The antioxidants present in oats are beneficial for heart disease and the dietary fibres help lower the bad cholesterol (LDL)  without affecting the good cholesterol (LDL); oats also contain plant lignans especially enterolactone, which protect against heart disease. Thus, oats help reduce your cholesterol level and keep your heart healthy it is keep food item that has proven to be good for the heart.

•  Controls Blood Sugar Levels: Since oats helps stabilise blood sugar and reduce risk of type 2 diabetes, diabetics should consume oats regularly. The high fibre and complex carbohydrates slow down the conversation of this whole food to simple sugars and beta- glucan delays the fall in blood sugar levels before meals and slows the rise after a meal.

•  Reduce Cancer Risk: According to the American cancer society, Lignan, the same compound that helps prevent cardiovascular disease also helps reduce chances of hormone related cancers like breast, prostate and ovarian cancer; Therefore,  eating oats is good for both men and women.

•  Reduces Hypertension: If you suffer from high blood pressure , a daily dose of oats will help combat this problem and in turn lower risk of hypertension.

•  Rich Source of Magnesium: Oats are in rich source of magnesium, which is key to enzyme function as energy production and helps prevent heart attack and stroke by relaxing blood vessels, aiding the heart muscles and regulating blood pressure. The high levels of magnesium also nourish the body's proper use of glucose and insulin separation.

•  Supports Weight Loss: oats is a low calorie food which slows digestion and makes you feel full for longer; thus, reducing your carving and help me your shed a few pounds. Cholectsyltokinin a hunger fighting hormone, is increased with the oatmeal compound beta-glucan.

•  Enhances Immune Response to Diseases: The unique fibre in oatmeal called  beta- glucan has been shown to help neutrophils travel to the site of an infection more quickly and it also in enhances their ability to eliminate the bacteria they find there.

•  Protect Skin: Oats have been used as a soothing agent to relieve each itch and irritation while also providing an array of benefits for skin. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, "oatmeal is able to normalise the skin's PH and also helps moisturise and soft and the skin."

• Prevents  constipation: Oats are a rich source of fibre,  both soluble and insoluble, which helps in regulating bowel movements and hence prevents constipation; including oats in your daily diet can keep the issue of constipation at bay - savour them as part of your breakfast meal.

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