Efficacy and function of oats
1. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Oats can effectively reduce cholesterol in human body, and can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases if eaten regularly.
reduce the blood sugar
Regular consumption of oats also has a very good hypoglycemic and slimming effect on diabetic patients.
relaxing bowel
Oatmeal porridge has a laxative effect. Many elderly people have dry stools, which can easily lead to cerebrovascular accidents. Oatmeal can solve constipation.
Calcium supplement
It can also improve blood circulation and relieve the pressure brought by life and work; Contains minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and zinc, which can prevent osteoporosis, promote wound healing and prevent anemia. It is a good calcium supplement.
Prolong life
Oats are rich in linoleic acid, which plays an auxiliary role in fatty liver, diabetes, edema and constipation, and is also of great benefit to the elderly to enhance physical strength and prolong life.
6. Whitening and freckle removing
The inhibitory ability of oat is close to that of arbutin, a whitening agent commonly used in cosmetics at present, which shows that the whitening effect of oat extract is equivalent to that of arbutin, but the cost of oat extract is much lower than that of arbutin. In addition, oats contain a lot of antioxidant components, which can effectively inhibit the redox reaction in the process of melanin formation, reduce the formation of melanin, dilute pigmentation and keep the skin fair and beautiful.
Nutritional value of oats
1. Oatmeal is rich in carbohydrates. After the oatmeal is cooked, the calories will become very low, and each bowl of oatmeal (about 240 ml) only contains 130 kcal. Oats are rich in vitamin B 1 and vitamin e, but the content of nicotinic acid is much lower than that of wheat.
2. Oats mainly contain carbohydrates, protein (containing all essential amino acids), fat, a large amount of plant fiber, vitamins B 1 and B 12, and a small amount of vitamin E, minerals, riboflavin and saponins.
Oat is a natural "exciting food" because it contains hormone-like substances, which have exciting and anesthetic effects.