A nutrition expert advises eating oatmeal every day.
'06.10.2017'
Source: The Daily Mail
A plate of oatmeal in the morning is much more useful than a number of drugs to combat atherosclerosis, diseases of the digestive tract, prevention of viral diseases, and even cancer. About this for The Daily Mail told professor of nutrition, Chris Seale.
Chris Force, a physician and professor of nutrition at the University of Newcastle, is convinced that if everyone started the day with a plate of porridge, an entire nation would be healthier. And this applies not only to the British. The expert himself has breakfast every day with oatmeal with low-fat milk, without changing this habit neither in summer nor in winter.
A portion of oatmeal gives the body more dietary fiber than wholemeal bread, contains almost no fat and sugar, provides us with beneficial substances - B vitamins, manganese, iron and copper. But the most useful in porridge - beta-glucan, soluble fiber oats. Beta-glucan forms a gel-like substance in the digestive tract, which gives a feeling of fullness, reduces the absorbability of cholesterol, nourishes bacteria in the intestine, reduces cholesterol levels and can even potentially protect against cancer.
To lower cholesterol by 10%, 3 g of beta-glucan is enough per day, whereas from a regular plate of oatmeal you will get around 10 g. Doctors compare this with the results of treatment with statins, chemical preparations that are traditionally prescribed for the prevention of atherosclerosis.
