isillote Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 AVENanthramide!! Does eating groats make you asexual, then? :D Link to post Share on other sites
Sally Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 If only! But observing the number of extremely prolific East European descendants among my acquaintance whose forebears ate kasha with groats, I don't think it's a cause. Just think, if it were -- we could set up cookshops all over the world selling groats with syrup, groats with chocolate, groats with anything they want, make tons of asexual "converts", and rule the world! Link to post Share on other sites
osito Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Avenanthramide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Avenanthramides are a type of oat phytoalexins that exist predominantly in the groats of oat seeds.[1] Among a group of at least 25 avenanthramides[2] that differ in the substituents on the cinnamic acid and anthranilic acid rings, three are predominant in oat grain: Bc (also called avenanthramide C), Bf (also called avenanthramide B) and Bp (also called avenanthramide A). In vitro experiments indicate that they have significant antioxidant activities, with Bc > Bf > Bp.[3] In human and animal tests, this antioxidant capacity provides health benefits ranging from reduced rate of LDL oxidation[4] to protecting against cancers and heart disease.[5] Link to post Share on other sites
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