“…Insoluble fibre helps to improve intestinal peristaltic and bowel transit time, which shortens the contact of toxins with epithelium, possibly reducing the risk of cancer of the digestive system, especially in the colon (Kaczmaryk et al, 2012). Easily soluble fibre (mainly β-glucans) helps to reduce blood total and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and to increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, causing decreased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (Mikušová et al, 2012;Tiwari and Cummins, 2012). Oatmeal in the diet also improves metabolic processes in diabetics (El Khoury et al, 2012;Liatis et al, 2009), patients suffering from acidosis, inflammation of the mouth, stomach or intestines (Ryan et al, 2011).…”