OAT

THE AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS OF OAT

     Oat is popular choice for the people who are especially dreaming about to be slim. Almost all the medical practitionaer also suggests to put oat in daily meal because it is fully packed with nutrients which are more beneficial for health than other cereals. A bowl of oat with milk along with some fruits in breakfast and supper is an excellent way to keep you slim,healthy and fit.

Oat benefits

      Basically it is known as whole grain which helps to stay away several health problems. Oat is a great source of dietery fibers, lignan and tocotrienols. There is a list of benefits of oat given below.

• The fiber in oat is consisted of soluble and insoluble fiber. They are present respectively as half of the total fiber constituents. Among of them the soluble fiber help to keep away  the blood cholesterol level. After reaching in the stomach or gastrointestinal tract oatmeal gets combination with some bad cholesterol substances to form gel which prevent the low density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol  to be absorbed into blood without lowering the high density lipoprotein or good cholesterol in blood.Oat is rich in antioxidant named tocotrienol which prevent the synthesis of cholesterol. This step is a reason of reducing the cholesterol. Those active agents are found to prevent a number of cardiovascular diseases.

•  An active component named beta-glucan in oat fiber help to minimize the blood sugar level. After digestion it produce gel to help increase the small intestine and help reduce the absorption of carbohydrate, lipid into blood. So oatmeal can help to stable the blood sugar level by this way.

• There is a lot of phytochemicals known as lignan which are present in oat have excellent carcinogenic property. They promote lower the risk of development of carcinogens in case of breast cancer and also in prostate cancer, ovarian cancer.

• Oat has been scientifically reported to have the anti-hypertensive property to keep the blood pressure low. Blood pressure is a serious problem now-a-days. It leads to many artery problems and several heart diseases. Take 3-4 bowl of oat can be best to keep away the hypertension.

• The insoluble fiber content of oat make the heavy stool to make it fast to expel out. So, you can see it is useful in the treatment of constipation.

•  The oat fiber help to promote the weight loss. Because it does not make feel hunger anymore after taking one bowl of oat for a longtime; thus help to keep away from another bite.