9 Health Benefits of Eating Oats and Oatmeal

8. They May Decrease the Risk of Childhood Asthma

Asthma is the most common chronic disease in kids.

It’s an inflammatory disorder of the airways — the tubes that carry air to and from a person’s lungs.

Although not all children have the same symptoms, many experience recurrent coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Many researchers believe the early introduction of solid foods may increase a child’s risk of developing asthma and other allergic diseases.

Studies suggest that this doesn’t apply to all foods, may actually be protective. That feeding oats to infants before the age of 6 months to a decreased risk of childhood asthma

Crucial: Some research suggests that oats may help prevent asthma in children when fed to young infants.

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