1 / 18

A Power Food for Heart Health

A Power Food for Heart Health. Oats. The Science of. What are the recommendations of the American Heart Association?. To lower total cholesterol and LDL, and to reduce the risk of heart disease, eat more soluble fiber, especially foods rich in beta-glucan.

sinead
Download Presentation

A Power Food for Heart Health

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A Power Food for Heart Health

  2. Oats The Science of

  3. What are the recommendations of the American Heart Association? • To lower total cholesterol and LDL, and to reduce the risk of heart disease, eat more soluble fiber, especially foods rich in beta-glucan. • Oat products are the most common dietary source of beta-glucan.

  4. Oats are heart healthy • over 40 years of research • over 40 clinical studies • first U.S. FDA approved healthclaim for a food • oats help lower cholesterol

  5. Oats lower cholesterol •  total blood cholesterol •  LDL (bad) cholesterol • no change or  HDL (good) cholesterol • mostly due to beta-glucan

  6. How does it work? • beta-glucan forms gel in digestive tract • absorbs cholesterol-rich bile • cholesterol removed from body • liver uses blood cholesterol to make more bile • blood cholesterol drops

  7. Harvest Crunch Oats • More than  cholesterol • helps reduce the risk of Diabetes • natural Source of Protein, Vitamins, Minerals & Antioxidants • prolonged Energy Release • no added sugar, salt or additives

  8. Oats and Diabetes • oats are a whole grain food • oats reduce both fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels • oats reduce both fasting and postprandial insulin levels

  9. Oats and Hunger Oats for breakfast makes overweight & normal weight people feel full longer and eat less for lunch than those who ate cornflakes or just water Geleibter et al, NASSO, 1999

  10. How much Harvest Crunch Oats? • consume 3/4 cup (uncooked) Express Foods’ Harvest Crunch Oats per day to help reduce blood cholesterol

  11. Equivalent to • 2 1/2 cups Express Foods’ Harvest Crunch ready-to-eat breakfast cereal OR • 2 1/2 cups Express Foods’ Swiss-Style Muesli ready-to-eat breakfast cereal

  12. Add variety to Harvest Crunch Oats • Vary the topping on oats • dried fruit • fresh fruit • ground flax seed • nuts • Yogurt (dahi) • honey

  13. Add Harvest Crunch Oats to other food • use ground oat flour in chappatis, kulchas, parathas • add oats to pattice, cutlets, chivda, ladoos • add oats to cookies, biscuits, cakes, pies • add oats to soups • mix oats in dahi • use oats as a topping for salads

  14. Smart Heart Challenge

  15. Harvest Crunch OatsSmart Heart Challenge • check blood cholesterol level • for 30 days, eat 3/4 cups (uncooked) Harvest Crunch oats daily • encourage a low fat diet • check blood cholesterol level

  16. Science supports the use of Harvest Crunch Oats for a healthy heart

  17. Why Express Foods’ Harvest Crunch Oats ? • First quality Oats imported from the U.K. • Certified GM free • Conforms with all E.U. and USFDA regulations including pesticide residues • it tastes great • is convenient • is economical

  18. Quick Cooking Oats or Jumbo Oats ? • health benefits are the same • simply a matter of taste • difference is flake size • Jumbo Oats have larger flakes and more bite • cooking time is a little longer for Jumbo Oats

More Related