Oatmeal, as a cereal, can be consumed at any meal. Eating oatmeal for breakfast for a long period of time needs to be accompanied by protein foods, as well as vegetables, which is the ideal breakfast diet pattern. Oatmeal is rich in carbohydrates and fatty acids, providing the body with the energy it normally needs without burdening the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, oatmeal is rich in linoleic acid is the body needs fatty acids, for reducing cholesterol, blood lipids have a certain effect, moderate consumption is beneficial to cardiovascular health. Oatmeal contains cellulose, pectin and other dietary fiber, into the gastrointestinal tract can absorb excess fat and water in the gastrointestinal tract, increasing satiety, prolonging hunger time, for obese people can play a role in reducing weight gain. And oats in the slow decomposition of carbohydrates, not easy to cause dramatic fluctuations in blood sugar, the control of diabetes is helpful, suitable for diabetic patients. At the same time, the dietary fiber in oatmeal to promote gastrointestinal motility, promote defecation, can improve the symptoms of constipation, but also shorten the residence time of feces in the intestine, reducing the probability of intestinal absorption of toxins in feces. However, for children and the elderly, digestive disorders such as diarrhea prone people should not eat too much oatmeal, so as not to cause indigestion, bloating, abdominal pain and other symptoms, hindering health.