Nutritious and healthy for the heart
THE average Malaysian diet is packed with carbohydrates from starchy staples, trans-fats and sugars from overly processed foods – all making it difficult for an average person to get enough fibre and nutrition through diet.
Poor diet and sedentary lifestyles may have contributed to the high prevalence of metabolic disorders such as high blood cholesterol and hyperglycemia in the country.
According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), carbohydrate digestion and absorption could be delayed by choosing foods with a low glycemic index.
The Glycemic Index (GI) allows identification of those with “fast” and “slow” absorption among carbohydrate-rich foods.(1) It measures how a carbohydrate-containing foods raises blood glucose.
High GI foods can cause a sudden spike in blood sugar level, which trigger large amount of insulin to be secreted to lower the sugar spike.
Consequently, it can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and other health complications.
When low GI foods are consumed, the sugar is gradually absorbed into the body, therefore, the blood sugar level rises gradually, resulting an appropriate amount of insulin is secreted and sugar is promptly taken up by the tissues.
Daily intake of foods high in GI should be limited through portion-size control.
Oats and oat bran powder are naturally rich in the heart-healthy soluble fibre – oat beta-glucan.
The cholesterol-lowering and blood glucose-regulating effects of oat beta-glucan depend highly on the molecular weight and bioactivity of the oat beta-glucan, which often destroyed by poor processing control.(2)
According to experts, not only do we need to consume the recommended 3g oat beta-glucan per day, but also the clinically researched oat beta-glucan in order to achieve the desired health benefits.
Biogrow Oat BG22 oat bran powder provides the two-in-one health benefits in a much smaller and easy-to-consume serving size.
Some of the advantages of Biogrow Oat BG22 include:
– Provide only the clinically researched bioactive oat beta-glucan with more than 20 published human studies on cholesterollowering and blood glucose-regulating effect worldwide.(3)
– Easy-to-serve daily portion with only two scoops, about 18g, oat bran powder for the recommended 3g bioactive oat beta-glucan.
– Lower in calories, higher in total fibre and lactose-free.
– Laboratory-tested low in GI, less than 55, suitable for pre-diabetics and diabetics.
– Highly recommended by medical professionals and its health benefits are recognised by Yayasan Jantung Malaysia (YJM).
Biogrow Oat BG22 is the one of the trusted brands in Malaysia that provides clinically proven effects on blood cholesterol reduction and blood glucose management.
It provides an absolutely natural and easy way to obtain the highly bioactive oat beta-glucan from our daily diet.
References
European Heart Journal (2011).
(1)
Holm J et. al., J Cereal Sci. (1985). (2)
EFSA Journal 2010;8:1885[15 pp.]. (3)
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