Take an Oat Keep Ur Heart Young...!!!!

Recent study at the University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine shows the link between eating oatmeal and cholesterol reduction to be stronger .

FDA authorized coronary heart disease risk reduction health claim for beta-glucan soluble fiber from oat products. To qualify for this health claim, a food product must contain at least 0.75 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber from oats per serving.

It really is a "Magical Food" for man and animal alike.Oatmeal is good for your heart..wanna know why...!!!!

Oatmeal and Weight Loss

• Oatmeal is high in soluble fiber, it may promote a feeling of fullness after meals as it stays in the intestines for a longer period of time. As a result, there will be less desire to consume excess calories between meals.

• Oatmeal also slows the nutrients going into your bloodstream. Oatmeal’s soluble fiber combined with the fact that it’s a low-fat food means that it can be used as a weight-control diet thus adding a bonus to ur heart.

• Oats contain high levels of dietary fiber, manganese, selenium, and magnesium.Oat gives long lasting energy; helps fighting cold; controls our weight; help us to lower our heart disease risk, and give us lots of other nutrients.

Cholesterol and Heart

• Oatmeal and oat bran contains a component of the soluble fiber Beta-Glucans, a soluble fiber which has proven effective in lowering blood cholesterol by trapping substances such as cholesterol-rich bile acids thus reducing the absorption of cholesterol into the bloodstream. The bad cholesterol, LDL, is trapped without lowering good cholesterol (HDL).

• The beneficial health effects of oats are best if ½-1 cup (1½-3 ounces) of oats are eaten every day.

• One study found that the 1/10th ounce (3 grams) of soluble fiber from this amount of oatmeal decreased total cholesterol by approximately 2%, which correlates to a 4% decrease in coronary artery disease.

Controls Blood Pressure

• Nearly 1 in 3 American adults has high blood pressure. It usually has no symptoms, but can cause serious problems with the heart and blood vessels, leading to other complications.

• A daily serving of whole oats rich in soluble fibre can reduce hypertension, or high blood pressure, and so reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbity.

Antioxidant Properties of Oat

• Oats and grains are also one of the best sources of compounds called Tocotrienols.
• These are antioxidants which together with tocopherols form vitamin E.
• The tocotrienols inhibit cholesterol synthesis and have been found to lower blood cholesterol.
• New research has also discovered that the antioxidants found in oats reduce cholesterol by reducing the ability of blood cells to stick to the inside of artery walls allowing a meal and delays its decline to pre-meal levels.

So Guys..Eat a Cup of Oats a Day & You'll be Okay  !!!!