Oats for health- here’s why

Oats are great for health except for instant oats that should be avoided simply because they are highly processed, have less fiber, digest faster, and can cause spikes in blood sugar. Groats (whole oat kernels) steel cut oats, and rolled oats are less processed, have more fiber, and are slower to digest.

• Adding oats to your diet can lower your LDL cholesterol as well as your total cholesterol. 
• Helps with weight loss. The fiber in oats helps not only your heart but to make you feel full faster. You will consume fewer calories overall by adding oats to your diet
• Since oats are full of fiber, it helps to keep you regular in bowel movements and is especially useful for older adults.
• Oats have fewer calories and are packed with nutrients which are phosphorus, magnesium, copper, zinc, folate, and vitamin B1 (thiamin).
• A half cup of oats contains 150 calories, 25g of carbs, 5 g of protein, 2.5g of good fat, and 4g of fiber.
• Oats help to lower your blood pressure. The antioxidants in oats called avenanthramides, help to increase your body’s nitric oxide levels. This helps open your blood vessels for easy blood flow, thereby reducing blood pressure.
• Oats also help control blood sugar. The beta-glucan fiber in oats can help keep your blood sugar steady. It makes you more sensitive to insulin and is especially useful when your body does not respond to insulin like it should or if you have type 2 diabetes.
• Oats help improve gut health due to their pre biotic properties. This means that probiotics (good bacteria in your gut) can feed on them and grow adding to a health gut thereby improving digestion.

Source: https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-health-benefits-of-oats-and-oatmeal