Eating this breakfast food could help you live longer, study suggests

Eating breakfast regularly has been shown to help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, according to UC Davis Health.There is also evidence that eating a healthy breakfast helps with brain function, especially memory and focus, the University of California-operated health provider said. Now, new research has revealed that oatmeal can promote longevity. Fox News Digital spoke with two health experts about the claims.Included in the test group of a recent study by the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine was a 105-year-old woman.One step in her normal daily routine was eating oatmeal, according to Dr.Mike Sevilla, a family physician at Salem Family Care in Salem, Ohio.

(He was not associated with the recent study.) “I also remember a study from about 10 years ago from the Journal of the American Medical Association in which the participants included oatmeal in their diet,” the doctor said.“And the study revealed a decrease in premature death in those who regularly ate oatmeal.” Other studies about the health effects of oatmeal show it can lead to lower cholesterol levels and an improvement in blood sugar levels, which may decrease the chance of heart disease and diabetes, Sevilla also said.Oatmeal is easy to prepare, inexpensive and customizable to personal tastes; people can add such ingredients as fruit, nuts, seeds, nut butters and spices. Here are four health benefits that oatmeal offers.These health benefits usually decrease the chance of developing heart disease and diabetes, Sevilla said. “We believe the mechanisms for this are decreasing the absorption of cholesterol into the body and having better control of insulin in the system, which influences blood sugar levels in the body,” he explained.The comforting breakfast favorite can help ward off colds and winter health woes.“This is because minerals like selenium and copper strengthen white blood cells – a type of cell that fights illness an...