Grandma Liu has been diagnosed with diabetes for many years, and has been paying great attention to her diet in her life, for fear that her blood sugar can't be controlled. Recently, she heard from her neighbors that eating oats every day is much better than eating rice. Oats have the effects of lowering blood fat, losing weight and lowering blood sugar.

Grandma Liu listened to her neighbor's words and immediately went to the supermarket to buy several big bags of oats to eat at home.

After eating for a while, grandma Liu went to test her blood sugar and found that it did not fall but rose. This made her feel very confused. It happened that her son was around, so she asked him what was going on. Did she buy it wrong?

Grandma Liu bought instant oatmeal as soon as her son saw it. Tell her I bought it wrong, but I didn't explain why I was in a hurry to go to work. Grandma Liu is puzzled. This package says oatmeal. How could I buy the wrong one? ...

Many people in life, like grandma Liu, heard that oats are good for their health, so they went to the supermarket to buy a bunch of oats regardless of the willy-nilly. I don't care if I bought it right, as long as it's oatmeal. In fact, it is pure oats that have a health-preserving effect, not instant oats with many additives sold in supermarkets. Everyone says oatmeal is good. Did you really eat right?

As the saying goes, "Whole grains and oats are king".

The Institute of Nutrition and Health of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the research team of the Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering Education Department of Southeast University jointly conducted a study, which was published in the international journal Immunology Frontier. The researchers selected 2 10 subjects with slightly elevated cholesterol and divided them into two groups on average, taking 80g oats/rice every day for 45 days.

The results showed that compared with the health data on the first day, the total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in both groups decreased. However, after 45 days, these two values decreased even more, with total cholesterol decreased by 5.7% and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol decreased by 8.7%. The subjects who ate rice decreased by 3.0% and 3.9%.

The researchers concluded that the intake of oats contributes to the reduction of cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the body. This is mainly because oats are rich in nutrients, including protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, and β -glucan and other nutrients.

After these substances enter the body, they can help the body to supplement enough nutrition, prevent vitamin B and mineral deficiency, improve the sensitivity of insulin in the body and prevent constipation. For diabetics and people who are often constipated, eating oats is good for their health.

Since oats have so many benefits, why didn't Grandma Liu have the effect of lowering blood sugar after eating oats, but her blood sugar increased? Granny Liu has a bad impression of oats since then. Is oatmeal a health product or a "harmful essence"? Learn about this problem with Miao Miao.

Oats are certainly a good nutrient. In life, eating oats like grandma Liu raises blood sugar instead of eating them, mostly because she bought processed instant oats. In order to ensure their taste, these oats often add a lot of sugar, dried fruits and nuts.

The propaganda selling point of this cereal is that it is more nutritious and healthier. In fact, these oats have no advantages of ordinary oats at all. Coupled with the addition of a large number of other ingredients, oats will become a high-calorie, high-sugar and high-fat food, which is naturally not suitable for people with high blood sugar. Eating such oats is tantamount to "adding insult to injury".

In addition to instant oatmeal, there are many nutritious oatmeal on the market that claim to be more nutritious. Is this oatmeal really more nutritious?

Not necessarily! Most of the oats contained in these products are small in size. Even if nutritional elements such as calcium and protein are added, its nutritional value may not be higher than that of pure oatmeal, so it is not recommended to buy this kind of oatmeal.

In addition, it should be reminded that although oats have high nutritional value, it is not recommended to eat them in large quantities for a long time. Fan Zhihong, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, College of Food Science, China Agricultural University, pointed out that oats are rich in dietary fiber. Long-term intake of oats in large quantities will lead to the overload of gastrointestinal tract, affect the absorption of other nutrients and be harmful to health. It is recommended to eat oats four times a week, and the amount of each intake should not exceed 40g.

There are always all kinds of goods in the supermarket, such as cereal, oatmeal and so on. Many people can't tell the difference between these products, and it's easy to make the wrong choice. Pure oatmeal is made by rolling oat grains, with flat and complete shape, without adding any auxiliary materials, and the cost is relatively high.

Song Jun of Shanghai CDC reminded that cereals are actually a general term for all kinds of cereals, including oats, corn flakes and wheat flakes. It can be said that oatmeal equals oatmeal, but oatmeal is not necessarily equal to oatmeal. If you want to buy oatmeal, look carefully to avoid buying "fake and shoddy" products.

There are many grain merchants in the market. In order to adjust the taste of food, they will add corn flakes and other grains. The contents of cellulose and protein in these grains are not as high as those in oatmeal, and their nutritional value is greatly reduced. There are also some merchants who make oatmeal into puffed grains. Although it is crispy and delicious after processing, there is little nutrition left. You'd better not eat it as oatmeal.

Oats are sold in every supermarket. Although it is very common, you should also pay attention to the selection method when buying. These three methods are what you need to know.

1. Observe the appearance

Generally speaking, it is recommended to choose unprocessed natural products when buying oats. The appearance of natural oats should be yellow and white, and the particles are relatively large.

Pay attention to trademarks

Be sure to read the label before buying oatmeal. Although there is only one word difference between oatmeal and cereal, things are completely different.

View composition table

Look at the ingredients list before buying oats, and try to choose the products that add oats at the first time. Then look at the content of some additives and try to choose some products with less additives.

Oat is indeed a healthy food. Many people can't achieve good results by eating oats, mostly because they choose the wrong products or eat in the wrong way. After reading the above, you should learn how to eat oats now, right? # Legend Zero Zero Plan # # Health Star Plan #

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