The wild ancestor of oats, normally called oats, grew in the geographic area of ​​the Middle East. Domesticated oats appeared relatively late in Bronze Age Europe. Greeks and Romans thought oats were an unhealthy grain, and many cultures believed they were better suited to animals. Oats come from a first cereal weed that domesticates wheat and barley. As these cereals grew westward into cooler, wetter areas, this may have favored the oat side, resulting in eventual domestication. According to Healthy Oats Food Magazine, "Oats are a cereal plant grown primarily in cold climates and widely used for animal feed." also as human consumption. Healthy functions imply the use of oats, which protects against cancer and cardiovascular diseases, improves the reaction to infections, stabilizes glucose, etc. “Oats have been around for a long time, qualitative analysis dates back to around 2,000 BC in the Middle East. Oats are native to Western Europe and the Mediterranean, then spread to Northern Europe and the rest of the world The first introductions of oats into North America came from the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Russia (including Finland) and European nations. Similar diversity was evident in the seeds introduced in the Argentine Republic and in Australasia 19th century, barley and oats were planted as a mixed crop, and because they aged inconsistently, the crop inevitably produced a lot of wasted grain. Oats originated in Germany around 1,000 BC and because they contain very little protein, it was thought that it was not suitable rather than for animal feed. However, because oats are able to grow in conditions in which wheat and barley cannot... half of the paper...... ture To conclude, oats returned from Asia and have been cultivated for 2,000 years in different regions around the world, however they have also been an abundant herbaceous herb in today's world. Works Cited The editors of the Encyclopædia Britannica. "Oats (wheat)." Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. March 17, 2014. “Healthy Oats.” Delightful. Magazine. Np, nd Web. March 17, 2014."History of the American West." History. Np, nd Web. 17 March 2014. Mathioli, Pietro Andrea. “Health Benefits of Oats.” The Whole Grains Council. The Oldways Family and Web. March 17, 2014. Nordqvist, Joseph. “What are the health benefits of oats?” Medical news today. MediLexicon, Intl., January 30, 2014. Web. March 17, 2014."What are Whole Grains | QuakerOats.com." Article: The Science of Oats, What Are Whole Grains | QuakerOats.com. Np, nd Web. March 17. 2014.