If you suffer from heart disease and diabetes and want to lose weight, include oats in your diet, learn its benefits from an expert.
- Oats are high in fiber, so appetite is low and weight is under control
- Fiber and anti-oxidants prevent cholesterol from rising, leading to heart and stomach ailments.
Oats are especially beneficial for those who want to lose weight, have heart disease or suffer from diabetes. It can also be eaten for breakfast or dinner. It is beneficial for the stomach in many ways due to its high fiber content.
National Nutrition Week is celebrated every year from 1st to 7th September. This time the theme is 'Eat-Right, Bite-to-Bite'. In this regard, Jaipur-based dietitian Indu Talk is telling, when, why and how to eat superfood oats?
When should oats be eaten?
Oats are called barley in Gujarati. It is a kind of grain. It contains fiber and many essential nutrients. It is rich in good fats and proteins compared to other grains. It also contains Vitamin-B, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus and Zinc.
Ordinary people can take it for breakfast in the morning and evening. If you are overweight, diabetic and have heart disease, you can also include it in dinner. A bowl of oats can take half a cup with milk or yogurt. Those who have celiac disease (food allergies to wheat or other grains) can take gluten free oats. It is available in the market.
For whom are oats most beneficial?
Anyone can eat this. Especially people who want to lose weight should be included in the diet as it is low in calories, high in fiber and helps in controlling appetite. The fiber and anti-oxidants in it prevent cholesterol from rising, which helps in relieving heart and stomach diseases.
Fiber keeps blood sugar normal by digesting starch, so diabetics benefit. It contains phytochemicals like lignans and antirolactone that protect against breast cancer.
5 benefits of oats::
- Consumption of oats or oatmeal significantly reduces total cholesterol and LDL (bad cholesterol) levels. This prevents heart disease like coronary heart disease.
- The fiber in oats helps the gastrointestinal tract to function properly and improves digestion by increasing the number of bacteria in the intestines.
- Oats contain many anti-oxidants, including the polyphenol group of aventranamides. This helps lower blood pressure.
- It contains beta glucan, which helps to increase the number of healthy bacteria in the gut and makes the stomach feel full. It reduces appetite and keeps weight under control.
The fiber in it maintains the sensitivity of insulin. It also helps in controlling sugar.
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