Because they are a whole grain, they have more nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and fiber, then other processed grains. Oats also have more soluble fiber than most grains, much of which is beta-glucan, thought to be beneficial for cholesterol.
To try to quantify how big the difference is between the optimal temperature for men vs. women, researchers from Maastrict University in the Netherlands recruited 16 women to sit inside a temperature chamber set at 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit (or 24 degrees Celsius), on the warmer end of a typical setting for an office.
With regard to heating degree days, the base temperature of a building is the temperature below which that building needs heating. Let's consider a regular office building. In fact, seeing how I put all that effort into the Dan story, let's consider the office building that Dan the facilities manager is in control of.