tornpentacle t1_ixke02f wrote on November 24, 2022 at 2:27 AM

Reply to comment by Strange-Ad1209 in Researchers have found that lab mice are more likely to survive a flu infection if they are fed grain-based foods rather than processed food: after being infected with influenza, all of those fed the highly processed diet died, all the other have recovered by giuliomagnifico

He likely didn't recommend Quaker oatmeal. Instant oats are nearly as bad as wheat flour from a glycemic perspective. He was probably recommending a gruel of steel-cut oats with a tiny dab of butter and a pinch of salt for palatability. No self-respecting doctor would recommend Quaker oats, they're just about the worst possible way to consume oats, health-wise.

Errohneos t1_ixl5mhf wrote on November 24, 2022 at 6:57 AM

I'd rather die of heart disease than routinely eat steel cut oats. I'll eat chicken breast, broccoli, and rice every day of the week but I abhor steel cut oats.