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4. Super Source of Fiber
Don’t discount the important of fiber if you are trying to lose weight. The soluble fiber in oatmeal turns into a gel-like compound once it hits the digestive tract and this regulates digestion. By keeping you feeling fuller for longer, it will inhibit hunger pangs that will make you eat more than you planned. The Journal of Nutrition published a study in 2000 that found that fiber prevents obesity by controlling the appetite and by regulating the fat absorption from food so it is not used up quickly. This means you should eat less. Another study, published in Food and Nutrition Research in 2015, found that children between the ages of 2 and 18, who were studied over a 10-year period, were able to lower their risk of obesity and abdominal fat by eating oatmeal most days.
5. The Perfect Diet Food
Oatmeal is low in both calories and fat, so it only makes sense that oatmeal is considered by many to be the perfect food for dieters. You need to burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound of fat. One cup of oatmeal has only 106 tiny calories. It also has 11g of fat, but this is very low in saturated fats, which means that it encourages weight loss and lowers the risk of heart disease.
6. Loaded with Beta Glucan
Beta glucan is a natural compound that is found in the cell walls of certain plants, such as barley and oats. Oat bran has the highest concentration of beta glucans. Why should you care? Because beta glucans inhibit blood glucose levels, this means that your body will use the glucose in the blood and not store it as fat. One study found that people who consumed more than 5 grams of beta glucans (such as from eating muesli) at least 4 hours before eating consumed 95 fewer calories in their next meal.
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