Dr. Michael Greger
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Really?
They're so good.
And they're so much more healthy.
And I can't go back to mushy oats.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Do you cook them?
So you cook them.
Now, they take a long time to cook unless you have a pressure cooker.
So if you have one of these like electric pressure cookers out on the market now.
Then it's super quick.
20 minutes, you press a button, they're done.
And you can make a whole meal.
It's like a... So it's like... But it's chewier, harder, more delicious.
And no matter how well you chew, the reason it's so much better for you is because these bits...
don't get absorbed in our small intestine, end up in our large intestine and act as this prebiotic bounty for our good gut bugs.
But the more you refine it, the more you process it, the more that gets absorbed high up in the small intestine.
You're basically leaving your colon bugs to starve down there.
And that's why the more whole, the better.
That's where the dietary fiber is.