No it’s not, and although accepted as mainstream fact it’s misinformation. It spikes blood sugar, and that’s a lit fuse even if you're not DM for stroke especially older people with high BP or other co-morbidity. As a former cardiac surgical nurse, many hospitals don’t serve it anymore for the aforementioned reasons. I have personally surveyed many doctors as to what they eat for breakfast and very few if any intentionally choose oatmeal. It’s livestock feed, that’s not suitable for human consumption. There was a time that cigarettes too were promoted for health benefits.