WED., MAR. 19, 2014: JUST-RELEASED NATURAL HEALTH STUDY OAT COMPOUND FOUND TO HAVE HEART AND ANTI-CANCER BENEFITS: An international team of scientists has revealed several new studies about the antioxidant and heart protective effects of a compound that is found only in oats. (Although the cardiovascular benefit of the oat fiber beta-glucan is known, the new study addresses a phenol found in no other food except oats.) The phenolic compound found in oats is avenanthramide or AVE, which delivers health advantages that go further than the effects of oat fiber beta-glucan and which may provide much of the benefit commonly attributed to the fiber. AVE possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-itch, and anti-cancer properties. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties likely protect artery health. AVE suppresses production of inflammatory cytokines associated with fatty streak formation in the arteries. In addition, AVE represses the process associated with the development of atherosclerosis. The full study will reveal the benefits of eating oats on chronic disease and how oats may improve glucose control and lipid metabolism. Different study elements were presented March 19, 2014 in a session called Physicochemical Properties and Biological Functionality of Oats, at the 247th annual conference of the American Chemical Society in Dallas. Details have not yet been posted online or published.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:21:00 +0000
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