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BENEFITS OF CONSUMING OAT

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Oat, fibre content, micronutrient content, hypolipidemic activity, hypoglycemic activity and cardio protective activity

Description :   Oat is an important nutritious cereal rich in fibre, antioxidant and micronutrients. It has

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Oat is an important nutritious cereal rich in fibre, antioxidant and micronutrients. It has profound therapeutic advantages.

What is oatmeal?

  • Oatmeal is a precooked, processed and ready to eat product basically made up with hulled oat grain
  • Oat groat is the whole form of oat and extremely rich in fibre but it takes too much time to cook hence most of the people prefer crushed or rolled or steel-cut oats
  • Oatmeal is a very popular breakfast cereal generally consumed as porridge by mixing oat with hot milk or water
  • Oat bran is also used as dietary fibre

Nutritional profile of oat

  • It contains significant amount of carbohydrate especially complex carbohydrate
  • It is significantly rich in fibre and contains beta-glucan, which the most imperative and powerful fibre
  • It contains less amount of protein as well
  • It also contains too some extent of fat
  • It contains numerous micronutrients like Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron and potassium
  • It also contains numerous polyphenolic compounds, which are responsible for exerting antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and immunomodulatory activity

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Biological property

Antioxidant property

  • Oat is packed with antioxidant. It contains avenanthramide, an imperative antioxidant solely present in oat
  • Its polyphenolic components are also accountable for exerting strong antioxidant activities
  • Ferulic acid is another important antioxidant found in oats
  • These entire antioxidants play significant role in protecting the body from free radical induced oxidative damages and help to decrease the susceptibility of developing chronic diseases

Anti-carcinogenic property

  • Oat contains an important component named lignan, which exhibits potent anti-carcinogenic activity and helps to destroy malignant cells thus prevents the harmful consequences of cancers
  • Consumption of oat is extremely effective for reducing the prevalence of prostate, breast and ovarian cancers

Role of oats on human health

Role of oats on preventing cardio vascular disease

  • Oat is very effective for decreasing the risk of developing cardio vascular diseases
  • Its lignan content, especially electrolacton plays imperative role in protecting the body against cardiac disorders
  • It helps to decreases the concentration of lipid (triglyceride, LDL, VLDL) in body thus inhibits lipid deposition within blood vessels (mainly in artery)
  • As it is associated with preventing fat deposition within artery especially coronary artery (artery that supply blood to heart) hence it helps in promoting blood circulation that aids in supplying proper oxygen and nutrients to heart thus promotes cardiac health and functionality
  • It also helps to prevent the hardening of artery by inhibiting plaque formation thus reduces the consequences of atherosclerosis
  • Consumption of oats is awfully useful for preventing coronary artery disease, heart attack, stroke, angina pectoris and myocardial infraction

Role of oats on preventing hyperglycemia

  • Hyperglycemia is a condition characterized by elevated blood sugar level. It is a chronic metabolic syndrome. Prolong diabetes can lead to renal failure, ketoacidosis and diabetic coma so it is better to keep the sugar concentration in normal range and oat plays significant role in controlling the blood sugar level
  • Oat is rich in fibre, which helps to decrease the absorption of glucose from intestinal epithelial cell hence reduces the postprandial glucose load
  • Beta-glucan component of oat also helps in slowing down the rise of blood sugar level after consumption of any meal. It helps to decrease the risk of sugar fall before meals as well
  • Consumption of oat is extremely helpful for stabilizing blood sugar level and significantly reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus

Role of oats on preventing obesity

  • Obes individual should include oat in their diet as it accelerates the process of weight reduction
  • Beta-glucan component of oat plays significant role in weight reduction as it helps to provide a feeling of satiety hence it is related with consuming fewer calories
  • It has also seen that beta-glucan helps to stimulate the release of peptide YY (hormone), which helps to decrease appetite hence facilitates weight reduction by preventing over consumption of food
  • It helps to reduce the concentration of fat as well that also helps to prevent obesity

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