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Rolled Oats and Oat Bran
Oats provide one of the richest sources of dietary fiber.
Health Benefits
• Lowers cholesterol. Based on a 10-year prospective study of young adults – fiber intake was a better predictor of cardiovascular health than total or saturated fat consumption. Oats lower total and LDL cholesterol. High LDL-cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease in numerous human studies.
• A newly discovered excellent source of phytonutrients. Oats, just like fruits and vegetables, contain many powerful phytonutrients whose activity has gone unrecognized because research methods have overlooked them. Phytonutrients in fruits and vegetables have been studied extensively because of the “free” forms of these substances to be dissolved in the bloodstream. Recent studies have found numerous other phytonutrients “bound” to the plant cell walls. The total antioxidant activity of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is nearly equivalent. The antioxidants in oats have been shown in some studies to inhibit the formation of cholesterol which leads to arthrosclerosis.
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