Should we encourage more consumption of porridge?

The emerging documentation from number of observational and human studies appear to confirm all along what the Scots have been saying for years - 'Eat up your porridge' Clinical and scientific trials are demonstrating that oats can impact on such heart disease risk factors as diabetes, obesity and hypertension.

The question we need to ask is - "Should we promote increase consumer awareness of oats and its multiple health benefits, and should we encourage frequent consumption of oats and in particular porridge.

A quick search over the internet for information on porridge oats and their health benefits have brought several interesting articles to our attention. We have summarised these in this new section entitled 'The Porridge Pages'.

Here's hoping this gives you all food for thought:

• Porridge Still Tops
• Benefits of Porridge
• Slowly Does it
• Aphrodisiac or Medicine
• Oats and Cholesterol

If you have any additional information , facts or healthy recipes involving oats or porridge please forward them to porridge@taste-of-scotland.com and we will consider them for publication in this section of our web site.