Oat Benefits
Most people know that oats are good for you but what is it exactly that makes oats so special?
Oats are a wholegrain, but what exactly are wholegrains and why are they good for you?
How can eating oats help to reduce your cholesterol?
What is a wholegrain?
Many everyday foods are made from grains that have been refined. This means that not all parts of the grain are used and therefore you don't get the full benefit of all the nutrients in the grain.
Wholegrain foods use all of the grain so that you get all the goodness.
Wholegrains provide a whole package of nutritional benefits, including a good source of insoluble fibre, which can help to maintain a healthy digestive system.
Studies have shown that diets rich in wholegrains have beneficial effects. People with a healthy heart tend to eat more wholegrain foods as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Quaker Oat products are wholegrain foods. They use the whole of the oat grain which is widely recognised as having a positive role in a healthy, balanced diet.
Oats are supergrain!
Oats are a supergrain – they have all the goodness of other wholegrains plus extra benefits.
Oats are the only wholegrain recognised to actively lower cholesterol
Oats provide soluble fibre (called beta glucan) which acts like a sponge during digestion, soaking up and removing cholesterol from the body. This can help to lower the blood cholestrerol, so eating a diet containing oats, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and a healthy lifestyle, can help to maintain a healthy heart.
Oats are one of the most filling grains
The beneficial combination of soluble and insoluble fibre found in oats helps to fill you up and helps to keep you going.
