Fresh Start to a Great Day With Oats

Do you know that Finland is the third largest producer of oats in 2008 (FAO, 2010). Oats is one of the healthiest foods that you can have for breakfast. Start your day with freshly cooked oatmeal to gain energy and vitamins before you pass through your hectic day. It has a lot of health benefits  to human. The benefits are:

1. Oats may reduce the risk of asthma in children. (British Journal of Nutrition, 2010) 
2. Oats improve the nutritional value of gluten-free diet as well as protect the brain from oxidative damage. (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010) 
3. Oats enhance the production of appetite-control hormone. (Nutrition Research, 2009)
4. Ready to eat oat can be an effective strategy in losing weight to improve lipid levels and diet quality. (American Dietetic Association)
5. Beta glucans in oats can boost the immune system to fight bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. (Minerva Medica, 2009)
6. Oats help in lowering cholesterol level in mildly to moderately hypercholesterolemic level together with recommended cholesterol-lowering diet. (American Dietetic Association, 2007)
7. Oatmeal may reduce 40% of insulin dosage needed to control glucose levels among type 2 diabetic patients. (Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2008)
8. Oats increase the sensitivity of insulin. (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
9. Oats provide the benefits of polyphenol and antioxidant. (Journal of Food Composition and Analysis)
10. Oats reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patient with hypertension. (Journal of Family Practice, 2002)
11. Whole grain breakfast may reduce the risk of heart failure. (European Heart Journal, 2006).
12. Oats provide cardiovascular benefits for postmenopausal women. (American Heart Journal)
13. Oats protect against breast cancer. (International Journal of Epidemiology)
14. Oats can increase satiety. (Physiology and Behavior, 2012)
15. Oats can be nutrition therapy for constipation. (American Dietetic Association)

So, what are you waiting for. Just get a bowl of oats and you can drastically improve the quality of your life.