Oat-y facts

• Oats are a great source of B vitamins, particularly thiamin, riboflavin, B6 and folate, as well as vitamin E.
• Oats are low in sodium and a good plant source of iron and potassium. 
• The inclusion of oats in your diet can help reduce cholesterol.
• Oats are a wholegrain food. People with a healthy heart tend to eat more wholegrain foods.
• Oats are low GI foods. This means they can control blood glucose levels by reducing post-meal rises in blood glucose levels and providing a steady release of energy.
• A survey in 2006 showed that a massive 56 per cent of people did not know that oatcakes contained wholegrain, whilst 44 per cent were unaware that porridge oats were a wholegrain.