Time to get a little scientific: Wheat kernels are broken down into three parts before being milled—the endosperm, germ and bran. Standard white flour is made up of milled endosperm, but whole ...

Oat straw extract is believed to offer numerous health benefits, such as reduced inflammation and improved brain function and mood. Oat straw comes from the unripened Avena sativa plant, which is ...

and added that buying unrefined oats with plenty of bran were preferable to sachets of 'instant oats', many of which are processed. "Are oats healthy or not? It's a question I often get asked and ...

Beta-glucans, a type of soluble fiber (SF) derived from several plant sources, have been postulated as having many therapeutic health benefits. Used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of ...

recommending unrefined oats packed with bran over the processed 'instant oats' found in sachets, reports Coventry Live. "Are oats healthy or not? It's a question I often get asked and it depends ...

Whole grains include whole wheat flour, oats, brown rice, bulgur, buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa or corn. They have the entire grain kernel — the bran, germ and endosperm — which contains vitamins and ...

But the King’s College London expert in genetic epidemiology stressed not all oats were created equally, and buying unrefined oats with plenty of bran was preferable to sachets of 'instant oats', many ...

and buying unrefined oats with plenty of bran was preferable to sachets of 'instant oats', many of which are processed. "Are oats healthy or not? It's a question I often get asked and it depends ...

Instead, look for whole grains that are as close to their natural states as possible. For example, choose steel-cut oats over instant oatmeal or oat flour, and pearl barley over barley flour.