223. Oatmeal is NOT a health food

<p>Have you been led to believe that oatmeal is good for you? This podcast is for you! Paul does a deep dive on why you may want to cut oats (and chocolate, and leafy greens) out for good for reasons like heavy metal accumulation, antinutrients, and defense chemicals.</p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>00:07:30 The problem with grains</p>

<p>00:11:45 Heavy metals in oats, greens, chocolate and fish</p>

<p>00:20:00 How saponins damage the gut</p>

<p>00:31:30 Cadmium and heavy metals in oats, vegetables and chocolate </p>

<p>00:48:15 Phytic acid</p>

<p>00:49:20 Pesticides in your oats</p>

<p>00:50:50 Mold contamination in grains</p>

<p>00:53:00 Takeaways on oats</p>

<p><br /></p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>References:</p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>Influence of saponins on gut permeability and active nutrient transport in vitro: <a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Influence-of-saponins-on-gut-permeability-and-in-Johnson-Gee/b100e152961fa3beb84c676ac0ae43e74b52af9e">https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Influence-of-saponins-on-gut-permeability-and-in-Johnson-Gee/b100e152961fa3beb84c676ac0ae43e74b52af9e</a></p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>Reducing the damage of quinoa saponins on human gastric mucosal cells by a heating process: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977518/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977518/</a></p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>Triterpenoid Saponins in Oat Bran and Their Levels in Commercial Oat Products: <a href="https://figshare.com/collections/Triterpenoid_Saponins_in_Oat_Bran_and_Their_Levels_in_Commercial_Oat_Products/5002223">https://figshare.com/collections/Triterpenoid_Saponins_in_Oat_Bran_and_Their_Levels_in_Commercial_Oat_Products/5002223</a></p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>The biological action of saponins in animal systems: a review: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12493081/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12493081/</a></p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>Effect of oat saponins and different types of dietary fibre on the digestion of carbohydrates: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/effect-of-oat-saponins-and-different-types-of-dietary-fibre-on-the-digestion-of-carbohydrates/95992869AEC98CFAB161548C043F93E7">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/effect-of-oat-saponins-and-different-types-of-dietary-fibre-on-the-digestion-of-carbohydrates/95992869AEC98CFAB161548C043F93E7</a></p>

<p><br /></p>

<p>Effects of saponins and glycoalkaloids on the permeability and viability of mammalian intestinal cells and on the integrity of tissue preparations in vitro: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20650190/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20650190/</a></p>