Everyone knows that oatmeal is an excellent source of fiber, which is beneficial for health. But does oatmeal make you lose weight? To understand how this works, let’s first have a look onto the health benefits of oatmeal.
Oatmeal is a traditional food item that was very popular when our parents or even grandparents grew up. When in the good old times kids used to eat porridge for breakfast, today, we life in a world were we rather eat cereals like cheerios, strawberry pops, chocolate rings, corn flakes or for the more health conscious ones muesli. In contrast to today’s breakfast variety, oatmeal seems boring and tasteless.
The more surprising it comes that traditional oatmeal is actually the healthier food. It contains lost of important minerals and half soluble fiber and half insoluble fiber. When the soluble fiber passes through the digestive tract, it breaks down and turns into a gel which is capable of trapping mostly bad cholesterol.
