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Lower cholesterol, the four major benefits of oats

Posted by admin on August 28, 2010

 People love and care centers often focus on eating fruits and vegetables and low-fat diet, while the recent test results in the Chinese media roundtable Cholesterol Education Program published: Chinese Center for Disease Control Nutrition and food safety test results showed that: At the diet of urban residents structure, the consumption of a certain amount of whole grains oats for 6 weeks can reduce serum cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

High cholesterol is a cause important cardiovascular disease risk factors. Development of Health Statistical Bulletin of China show that China’s urban population composition of the top 10 causes of death in heart disease and cerebrovascular disease combined was 39.3%, is the leading cause of death. Some studies show that serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol increased coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke is an independent risk factor. China Cholesterol Education Program Leader, Department of Cardiology, Chinese Medical Association president Professor Hu Dayi Doctor Association, said: “From this year, we will Cholesterol universal education to the public from the clinicians.”

Chinese Center for Disease Control Nutrition and food safety introduced by Professor Zhang Jian, the clinical trial is the first time a large sample of human intervention trials, results showed that: in our current dietary pattern of urban residents, which represented oat whole grains instead of part of refined cereal foods lower blood cholesterol levels has a good effect, recommended that all people been plagued with high cholesterol, may wish to eat a certain amount of the daily diet of oats, replace part of their daily consumption of the finished rice, flour through changes in diet to reduce cholesterol.

Oat is a high nutritional value, and rich in soluble fiber cereals. In this study, consumption of oats group of subjects except 100 grams of oats a day, the nutritional intervention did not accept other, maintaining the previous diet and living habits, consumption of 100 grams of oat replace part of the staple food, the diet change, total energy, protein , a slight increase in fat intake, dietary fiber intake increased by nearly 50%, significant lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Because with increased intestinal viscosity, promote bile acid excretion, inhibition of lipid absorption effect, β-glucan oats to lower cholesterol is considered the main functional components, need to make is that as a rich source of β-glucan of whole grains, oats also contain vitamins, trace elements, polyphenols, flavonoids, phytoestrogens and other beneficial components of the cardiovascular system.

Quaker supporters of this project and new product development R & D Deputy Director Dr. Cai Liaohua said: “Back in 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifically for the health claims made by Quaker brand ‘daily intake of 3 grams of the oat provided water-soluble dietary fiber tablets (equivalent to about 70 grams of pure oats), with a low cholesterol diet low in saturated fat can help lower cholesterol, help reduce heart disease risk ‘. ”

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Oat “degreasing” secret

People on the role of oats decreased risk of heart disease, including through the newly discovered oat diet to lower cholesterol. Low-density lipoprotein particle size smaller, higher density, the more easily oxidized, clear up the more difficult, compared to consumption of wheat group, consumption of oats group of subjects the blood volume is small, dense low-density lipoprotein particles with high reducing the number by 16.2%. Oats Oats are unique to the Soviet Union called phenolic compounds, ammonia amide, testing has been shown that the substance is absorbed by the body, could play early atherosclerosis in rats. As a whole grain products, oats, cardiovascular protection with a variety of positive effects. Survey showed that fine grains are whole grains calories 3 times, if the increase in oat food intake on blood pressure control can have beneficial effects.

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4 big advantages of oat

U.S. Dietary Scientific Steering Committee concluded that:

1. Every day eat at least 3 copies of whole grains can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Has a series of new research results show that whole grains can improve insulin sensitivity, thus postponing or even prevent type 2 diabetes.

2. Grain oats may also be rich in soluble fiber by providing, on a favorable impact on the dynamic balance of carbohydrates. Sufficient number of soluble viscous fiber, can delay gastric emptying, and intestinal absorption of built block digestive enzymes affecting the physical barrier, slowing the postprandial hyperglycemia.

3. Whole grains and a large number of dietary fiber intake per se, which can contribute to a better maintenance of body weight. In the World Health Organization launched a series of evidence-based studies, it was sufficient evidence that: high-fiber diet can reduce the incidence of obesity.

4. Cooked oat foods also are high-capacity, low energy density food.