As we have seen in a past video, oats are well known around the world.
Do you know all of its benefits?
Watch the suggested video if you want to learn more!
Oats can be found in many people's breakfast.
It is a cereal rich in fiber and can be found as a flour, rolled oats, or oat bran.
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Although many people think oats contain gluten, it doesn't.
However, most of its production happens in places that also process wheat, which makes
oats to be considered a dangerous food for people with celiac.
In this process, cross-contamination happens.
So, if you are celiac but want to eat oats, it is important to be sure that there is no
cross-contamination.
Buy gluten-free oats, which must be labeled as so, to avoid contamination.
That said, in today's video we will tell you 3 reasons to not eat oats:
Has Avenin Have you ever heard of avenin?
Avenin is a protein from the same family as gluten, which is why it can cause some similar
symptoms in some people.
But it seems like the issues with avenin are less common and less serious than the ones
caused by gluten.
Contains Phytates Phytate, or phytic acid, is an anti-nutrient
that links to many minerals, reducing their bioavailability to our body.
This way, even though oats are rich in minerals, such as iron, zinc, and copper, the presence
of phytates hinders the absorption of most of these minerals.
Has Lectins Today, after many studies, we know that grains
and some tubers have lectins on their surface, which are chemical substances that protect
the grains from attacks of microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites
but are toxic for our bodies.
Even when the foods are cooked, lectins remain toxic for the body and may trigger allergies,
inflammation, and leaky gut, and may even cause some autoimmune diseases.
And if that wasn't enough, lectins can also cause diseases in the nervous system, such
as depression, panic syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder bipolar disorder, in particular hyperactivity.
Lectins can be found in all foods, although the quantity varies.
Groups of food that contains the most toxic lectins are:
Grains Wheat and wheat germ, but also quinoa, rice,
buckwheat, oats, rye, barley, millet, and corn;
Beans All kinds of beans (letting them soak helps
to reduce the toxins), also soy and peanuts;
Dairy Milk and by-products, especially the ones
made from milk of animals fed with grains and no pasture; the lectins get even more
toxic after the milk is pasteurized;
Solanaceae Also known as nightshades, are the vegetables
that grow at night, such as potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and bell peppers.
To avoid the high toxicity of lectins, these vegetables must be consumed only when well
ripe.
Besides that, it is recommended that none of these foods is consumed before being soaked,
sprouted, or fermented.
Taking all these things into account, does it still make sense to say that eating oats
is healthy?
Well, comparing it to other grains, oats might be better than wheat and worse than rice (and,
even so, oats require way more processing than rice).
So, if you are trying to eat better, you can find foods that are tastier and more nutritive
than oats.
Of course, you can still eat oats, but in moderation, since it still carries some interesting
benefits to our health.
Now, tell us: Do you eat oats?
Do you like oats or do you prefer to stay away from it?