Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Oats contains a special fiber known as beta-glucan. It is proven to be able to lower blood pressure and reduce blood levels of cholesterol. Lowering cholesterol levels can significantly help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. This is because high cholesterol levels results in the build up of plaques in blood vessel walls, when getting too large, they can rupture, which in turn block a blood vessel and cause a heart attack, stroke or blood clots elsewhere in the body.

In addition to the special fiber, oats contains a unique antioxidant compounds known as avenanthramide which helps prevent free radicals from damaging LDL cholesterol. This also helps to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Boost Immune Function

Besides lowering cholesterol levels, beta-glucan in oats also helps to enhance the human immune system's response to bacterial infection. It helps neutrophils to locate the area of an infection more quickly and improve their ability to kill the bacteria which was found.

Stabilize Blood Sugar

Studies shows that beta-glucan in oat can lower the level of blood sugar. Thus, it is said to provide beneficial effects in diabetes.

Provide Anti-cancer Effect

Oats are also rich source of selenium which works with vitamin E in numerous vital antioxidant systems throughout the body. These antioxidant actions make it helpful in alleviating asthma symptoms and preventing of heart disease. Moreover, selenium plays a role in DNA repair and helps reduce risk for cancer, especially colon cancer.

Rich in Nutritions

Oats are rich in nutritions. It contains higher concentrations of protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, thiamin, folicin, and vitamin E than any other unfortified whole grain.