Eating oats regularly can lower blood sugar and cholesterol, and also prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. People with these diseases, especially the elderly, should eat more. Obese people can also often eat staple foods containing oats, because oats can control energy intake for a long time, thus slowly digesting the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar, and also reducing hunger, thus controlling weight. From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, oats are sweet and flat, can nourish the heart and spleen, and can also stop sweating, which is suitable for patients with night sweats, physical weakness or tuberculosis.
Oats also have the effects of antioxidation, delaying skin aging, reducing wrinkles, increasing skin elasticity, whitening and moisturizing. Moreover, protein in oats can also form a protective film on the hair surface, moisturize the scalp, reduce the friction of hair clippers, reduce hair damage and promote healthy hair growth. Protein in oats can form a protective film on the hair surface to keep the moisture in the hair stable, thus making the hair soft and smooth.