Navigation Home Stories Technology Travel My Old House Financial World News Health Misc. Fat has been shown to cause arteries to constrict, thereby reducing blood flow and raising the risk of heart disease. He added that follow-up studies should confirm the effects of oats in people at risk of heart disease. Study participants also consumed a bowl of oatmeal, wheat cereal or a vitamin E capsule along with the milkshake. However, there was no decline when they ate oatmeal or took a vitamin E supplement, which indicates arteries were kept open.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, which can help the body reduce damage caused by free radicals.
These reactive compounds can lead to chronic disease and other effects of aging. Free radicals help neutralize these cell-damaging compounds, Katz explained. It may also slow the absorption of fat in the bloodstream, the study reveals. The study was funded by Quaker Oats. This site is using the Aqua 1.2 theme.