Why is oatmeal useful?
Everybody knows about the benefits of oatmeal porridge. Doctors and nutritionists strongly recommend starting the morning with a plate of oatmeal to everyone who wants to be healthy, beautiful and energetic. So after all, how is oatmeal useful?
To begin with, oatmeal is nutritious, tasty,is easily absorbed by the body. From other cereals, oats have a high content of complex carbohydrates and vegetable fats - 6.2%. Oat porridge saturates the body with energy for a whole day, without overloading the gastrointestinal tract.
The oatmeal contains:
- phosphorus, calcium - participate in the structure of the bone system, promote the health and beauty of nails and hair
- iron - involved in hematopoietic function
- Potassium, magnesium - help fight cramps, relieve muscle fatigue
- vitamins B1, B2, PP, E - normalize the work of the digestive tract, help heal allergies, dermatitis, improve the skin condition
- antioxidants - increase immunity
- beta-glucan - an element that helps to lower the level of harmful cholesterol in the body, a plate of oat flakes can reduce cholesterol by 10-25%
- cellulose - promotes digestion, improves intestinal motility, normalizes blood sugar level
Oatmeal cleanses the stomach and intestines, helping to remove slags, protects the body from the effects of carcinogens, improves the endocrine system, promotes weight loss.
To the curative cereals have not lost their properties during the preparation, it is important to properly prepare the porridge. Read about this in the article How to Cook Oatmeal.
