Health Benefits of Oatmeal

by Anuradha Agarwal    May 24, 2008

Start Breakfast with Oatmeal and Stay away from Disease.

There are many health benefits of eating oatmeal.

Oatmeal is good for lowering cholesterol, as it is rich in betaglucan, which is a type of soluble fiber helps lowering cholesterol. It also keeps our abdominal function normal.

Oatmeal is excellent source of vitamin B complex.Vitamin B is essential for running nervous system normal.

Beside it, Oatmeal also contains nutrient like vitamin E ,iron, phosphorous, magnesium, calcium and thiamine. Thus, it helps in growth of bone, teeth and muscle.

Oatmeal contains important micro nutrient zinc.

Zinc is essential constituent of many enzymes and is required for metabolism and stabilization of nucleic acid.

Zinc also associated with healing of wound, growth, reproduction and glucose tolerance of human body.

Thiamine is important for metabolism of branched-chain amino acid, helps in carbohydrate metabolism.

Oatmeal is good for pregnant women.

 To know more about vitamins and their function please visit  www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/Some-Important-Vitamins-and-Their-Functions.129343

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