A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of Oats
Oat is among the food crops and ancient grains cultivated and consumed worldwide. It is gaining in popularity owing to its nutritional composition and multifunctional benefits of select bioactive compounds. Beta-glucan is an important component of dietary fiber found in oat grains. It is the major a...
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| author | Devendra Paudel Bandana Dhungana Melanie Caffe Padmanaban Krishnan |
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| description | Oat is among the food crops and ancient grains cultivated and consumed worldwide. It is gaining in popularity owing to its nutritional composition and multifunctional benefits of select bioactive compounds. Beta-glucan is an important component of dietary fiber found in oat grains. It is the major active compound in oats with proven cholesterol-lowering and antidiabetic effects. Oats also provide substantial levels of other bioactive compounds such as phenolic acids, tocols, sterols, avenacosides, and avenanthramides. The consumption of oats has been determined to be beneficial for human health by promoting immunomodulation and improving gut microbiota. In addition, oat consumption assists in preventing diseases such as atherosclerosis, dermatitis, and some forms of cancer. While much has been published in relation to oat nutrients and oat fibers and their impact on major diseases, the oat industries and consumers may benefit from greater knowledge and understanding of clinical effects, range of occurrence, distribution, therapeutic doses and food functional attributes of other oat bioactives such as avenanthramides and saponins as well as other anti-inflammatory agents found in the cereal. This review focuses on the various studies relevant to the contribution of the consumption of oats and oat-based products in preventing human diseases and promoting human health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b124dcfdb3c40dabf595ea56bef5c362023-11-22T23:19:07ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582021-10-011011259110.3390/foods10112591A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of OatsDevendra Paudel0Bandana Dhungana1Melanie Caffe2Padmanaban Krishnan3Dairy and Food Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USADepartment of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USADepartment of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USADairy and Food Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USAOat is among the food crops and ancient grains cultivated and consumed worldwide. It is gaining in popularity owing to its nutritional composition and multifunctional benefits of select bioactive compounds. Beta-glucan is an important component of dietary fiber found in oat grains. It is the major active compound in oats with proven cholesterol-lowering and antidiabetic effects. Oats also provide substantial levels of other bioactive compounds such as phenolic acids, tocols, sterols, avenacosides, and avenanthramides. The consumption of oats has been determined to be beneficial for human health by promoting immunomodulation and improving gut microbiota. In addition, oat consumption assists in preventing diseases such as atherosclerosis, dermatitis, and some forms of cancer. While much has been published in relation to oat nutrients and oat fibers and their impact on major diseases, the oat industries and consumers may benefit from greater knowledge and understanding of clinical effects, range of occurrence, distribution, therapeutic doses and food functional attributes of other oat bioactives such as avenanthramides and saponins as well as other anti-inflammatory agents found in the cereal. This review focuses on the various studies relevant to the contribution of the consumption of oats and oat-based products in preventing human diseases and promoting human health.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2591oatsbeta-glucancardiovascular disease (CVD)type-2 diabetesobesitycancer |
| spellingShingle | Devendra Paudel Bandana Dhungana Melanie Caffe Padmanaban Krishnan A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of Oats Foods oats beta-glucan cardiovascular disease (CVD) type-2 diabetes obesity cancer |
| title | A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of Oats |
| title_full | A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of Oats |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of Oats |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of Oats |
| title_short | A Review of Health-Beneficial Properties of Oats |
| title_sort | review of health beneficial properties of oats |
| topic | oats beta-glucan cardiovascular disease (CVD) type-2 diabetes obesity cancer |
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