INCREASING EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN THAT MANY CHRONIC DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE, AND DIET PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE TO COMBAT CHRONIC DISEASES. THE GENERAL PUBLIC PREFERS DIETARY REGIMENS INSTEAD OF DRUGS TO PREVENT OR EVEN TREAT THEIR CHRONIC DISEASES.OAT (AVENA SATIVAL.)ISCOMMONLY CONSUMEDASAWHOLEGRAINAND GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS A HEALTHY FOOD DUE TO ITS MULTIFUNCTIONAL FEATURES AND NUTRITIONAL SUPERIORITY.DAILY CONSUMPTION OF OATS, OATMEAL, AND OAT BRAN HAS BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASES INCLUDING CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER,CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND TYPE 2 DIABETES.OAT IS A GOOD SOURCE OF NOT ONLY SOLUBLE DIETARY FIBER, ESPECIALLYΒ-GLUCAN, BUT ALSO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS.THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP GERMINATED AND FALSE-GERMINATED OATS AS NOVEL VALUE ADDED OAT PRODUCTS FOR CONSUMERS TO PREVENT AND COMBAT CHRONIC DISEASES, SUCH AS INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLORECTAL CANCER.

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