OAT workings and benefits for health

Good news - oatmeal can actually help you reduce cholesterol!

More than 40 scientific studies have shown the public that the United States in everyday life - that oatmeal can actually help reduce cholesterol "bad" LDL cholesterol without lowering good cholesterol that your body needs. Oats have a high proportion of soluble fiber, which helps reduce cholesterol in order to reduce the risk of heart disease .* Oat is the first whole grain recognized by the FDA can help reduce cholesterol. In fact, the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration United States) for the first time approved the foods that claim specific health benefits to oatmeal for heart-healthy diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver. It is also found in the foods we eat that comes from animals, such as beef, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Cholesterol has a number of important works, including the production of certain hormones as well as the breakdown and digestion of fat. However, sometimes our bodies have too much cholesterol, and this becomes a problem. Excess cholesterol can eventually damage and clog arteries.

So how do oats work?

Imagine oats as "a small foam" that can absorb and carry cholesterol away from your body. Experts believe that the soluble fiber found in oats that helps reduce blood cholesterol levels. How? In simple explanation, soluble fiber found in oats (oat soluble fiber: beta glucan) helps control cholesterol in the blood by binding some of the cholesterol in your digestive tract. This cholesterol is "trapped" and removed from your body naturally.

* 3g of soluble fiber daily from oatmeal, a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.