Antioxidant, WHEAT and HEALTH blood vessels

Eating a bowl of oatmeal as part of a healthy breakfast has long been touted as a healthy way to start your day. This is explained by the fact that oats contain soluble fiber (soluble fiber), which has been shown to help lower LDL (bad cholesterol). But two recent studies, suggest that soluble fiber is not the only benefits to heart health that found in oat.
Until now, scientists thought that beta-glucan soluble fiber found in oat is the only ingredient to help heart health. While beta-glucan plays an important role in the process helping to lower cholesterol, may not be the only elements that play a role. Oats, like fruits and vegetables contain phytochemicals, which are natural chemicals found in plants. Phytochemicals are being studied to understand its role in maintaining the health of people. Oats, in particular, contains a large number of flavonoids, which are antioxidants that help protect cells from oxidation. While almost 4,000 flavonoids have been identified in the plant world, the scientists only recently started to explore how the flavonoids found in oats can be beneficial to your health.
Research
In one study, conducted at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (Aging) at Tufts University, researchers took multiple phytochemicals found in oat to observe their effects on cholesterol and other substances found in the bloodstream. During the study, the scientists.
take a measured LDL cholesterol and how easy it will be oxidized in a reaction tube with or without flavonoids extracted from oat. Oxidation of LDL cholesterol is believed by health authorities as a process of hardening of the arteries. The researchers found that oat extracts inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol. They also found that adding vitamin C and E, both of which are strong antioxidants, have a powerful effect in the presence of phytochemicals in oat more than they expect.
"What we appear to do is build a story that is more than just oat soluble fiber. Nature has memberikanya most (flavonoid) than those found in fruits and vegetables," said researcher Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D., professor of nutrition and chief of antioxidant research lab at Tufts University.
In the second study, also conducted in a test tube, scientists examined the effects of flavonoids known as avenanthramides on cells from human aorta and concluded that this chemical reduces the number of molecules that attach to the cells. This study shows that avenanthramides can help reduce the initial stages can lead to the formation of plaque on artery walls. Flavonoids also seem to have anti-inflammatory by reducing the production of cytokines, the proteins that trigger inflammation in the immune system response.
"The assumption is that the presence of these compounds in natural foods will prevent any problems (health) in the old days," said Mohsen Meydani, DVM, Ph.D., professor of nutrition and director of the vascular biology laboratory at Tufts University, who worked on the study.
Tips to Adding More oats into your diet
Replace crackers or flour panir in meatballs and meat dishes with oats
Using oat mempanir fine for fish or chicken.
Replace up to one third of oat flour in breads, cakes, biscuits, or muffins.
Make oatmeal pancakes were added with fresh fruit
Make the oat-based granola
Substitute beans in biscuit dough with oats that have been roasted. When you use a frozen biscuit dough, gently knead into a dough oat that has been softened before baking.
Use oats as a topping to add a crispness that is sprinkled over fresh fruit you
Sprinkle on top of yogurt or low-fat ice cream with toasted oats and fresh fruit in
Use oats instead of flour as a thickening of the soup.
There is no doubt that the oat is an important component of heart-healthy diet. With scientists continue to study the oats, many more potential benefits for heart health can be found. If you are looking for an easy way to improve your heart health, try eating oats.
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Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA: United States Departmentof Agriculture]