Oatmeal, no matter the form, is nearly pure fiber. Fiber is something that is extremely difficult to digest without a lot of help from fluids inside your body. So, the oats serve as as sponge, soaking up water and other fluids as it moves with ease through your digestive system and right out of you. This keep you having regular bowel movements.

　　

　　無論什么樣的麥片幾乎都是純纖維。沒有體內(nèi)液體幫忙纖維極難消化，所以燕麥就像海綿一樣吸收水和其他液體，使它們能順利通過消化系統(tǒng)，再排出體外，這就能讓你規(guī)律排便。

　　

　　2. You will be full

　　

　　When eaten, oatmeal immediately starts to expand and fill up space inside your stomach, leaving less room for more food. And when that happens, it makes you full and less likely to eat unnecessary foods.

　　

　　麥片一吃下去馬上就會膨脹填滿胃部，就沒什么空間吃更多的食物了，這樣就會使你有飽腹感，不太可能去吃不必要的食物。

　　

　　3.You could lose weight

　　

　　Due to the fact that you are full and less likely to eat in-between-meal snacks, you will not be packing on the extra pounds and may even lose weight.

　　

　　由于你吃飽了，兩頓飯之間不太可能吃零食，你的體重就不會增加，甚至還能減肥。

　　

　　4.You will reduce your risk of heart disease

　　

　　Whole oats are high in polyphenols, antioxidants, and in particular a group of antioxidants called avenanthramides, which are almost solely found in oats. These avenanthramides have been linked lowering blood pressure levels by increasing the production of nitric oxide that helps dilate blood vessels, improving blood flow.

　　

　　全麥麥片富含多酚類、抗氧化劑，尤其富含一種叫燕麥生物堿的抗氧化劑，這種物質(zhì)幾乎只在燕麥中才有。這些燕麥生物堿能提高一氧化氮的產(chǎn)生，有助于擴張血管、促進血液流動從而降低血壓。

　　

　　5. You will get loaded with nutrients

　　

　　Oats are loaded with essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. In just one serving (½ cup) of dry oats, you will get:

　　

　　燕麥富含人體必需維生素、礦物質(zhì)和抗氧化劑。僅僅一份（½杯）干麥片就能讓你攝取：

　　

　　Manganese:191% of the RDI

　　

　　錳：推薦每日攝入量的191%

　　

　　Phosphorus: 41% of the RDI

　　

　　磷：推薦每日攝入量的41%

　　

　　Magnesium: 34% of the RDI

　　

　　鎂：推薦每日攝入量的34%

　　

　　Copper: 24% of the RDI

　　

　　銅：推薦每日攝入量的24%

　　

　　Iron: 20% of the RDI

　　

　　鐵：推薦每日攝入量的20%

　　

　　Zinc: 20% of the RDI

　　

　　鋅：推薦每日攝入量的20%

　　

　　Folate: 11% of the RDI

　　

　　葉酸：推薦每日攝入量的11%

　　

　　Vitamin B1 (thiamin): 39% of the RDI

　　

　　維生素B1（硫胺）：推薦每日攝入量的39%

　　

　　Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): 10% of the RDI

　　

　　維生素B5（泛酸）：推薦每日攝入量的10%

　　

　　Trace amounts of calcium, potassium, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) and vitamin B3 (niacin)

　　

　　微量鈣、鉀、維生素B6（吡哆醇）和維生素B3（煙酸）

　　

　　Bonus: 51 grams of carbs, 13 grams of protein, 5 grams of fat and 8 grams of fiber, and 303 calories.

　　

　　額外營養(yǎng)：51g碳水化合物、13g蛋白質(zhì)、5g脂肪和8g纖維、303卡熱量。

　　

　　（信息來源：滬江英語）