The benefits of corn and the benefits of eating corn

　　Very high vitamin content

　　Corn contains a large number of nutritional and health-care substances. In addition to carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and carotene, corn also contains nutrients such as riboflavin. Experts compared various indicators of nutritional value and health care effects of various staple foods such as corn, rice, and wheat. The results found that the vitamin content in corn is very high, 5 to 10 times that of rice and wheat, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of ordinary corn. For example, the protein, vegetable oil and vitamin content of sweet corn is 1 to 2 times higher than that of ordinary corn, and the content of the "life element" selenium is 8 to 10 times higher. Among the 17 kinds of amino acids it contains, 13 are higher than ordinary corn.

　　Calcium content close to dairy products

　　Scientific testing has confirmed that every 100 grams of corn can provide nearly 300 mg of calcium, which is almost the same as the calcium contained in dairy products. Rich in calcium, it can lower blood pressure. If you take in 1 gram of calcium every day, your blood pressure can be reduced by 9% after 6 weeks. The plant cellulose in corn can accelerate the excretion of carcinogens and other toxins ； Natural vitamin E can promote cell division, delay aging, and prevent skin disease It can also reduce arteriosclerosis and brain function decline. The lutein and zeaxanthin contained in corn can fight Eye Aging, stimulates brain cells, enhances people's brain power and memory.

　　Can lower body cholesterol

　　American researchers also found in their studies that regular consumption of corn husks and corn oil is very beneficial to lowering human cholesterol. They had selected 70 elderly people with an average age of 55, including 50 men and 20 women. These people had relatively high cholesterol levels and had been hospitalized for more than 2 years with unsatisfactory results. When these people were subjected to the experiment, the researchers ground the corn finely, mixed it with garlic powder, black pepper, celery and other condiments, and mixed it with tomatoes or soup to make food. One and a half months before the experiment, each person ate 20 grams per day, and each person ate 40 grams per day for the next one and a half months. After three months, the researchers found that the triglycerides in the blood of 70 people had decreased, and the cholesterol of 60 people had been reduced.

　　Has anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects

　　Glutathione contained in corn is an anti-cancer factor. It can combine with other substances to make them lose their carcinogenicity. The carotene contained in corn can be converted into vitamin A after being absorbed by the body, which has a certain anti-cancer effect. Corn contains a lot of plant cellulose, which has the function of laxative and laxative. It can accelerate the excretion of carcinogens and other poisons, thereby reducing the possibility of colon cancer. Scientists believe that from healthy From a human perspective, the benefits of people eating corn oil are far greater than eating peanut oil and other vegetable oils. Coarsely ground cornmeal contains a large amount of leucine and glutathione, which can inhibit the side effects of anti-cancer drugs on the human body and inhibit tumor growth. Because glutathione can lock the growth of carcinogens like a shackle, making them lose their toxicity and eventually excrete them from the body.

　　Various adjuvant treatments disease

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that corn is flat in nature and sweet in taste, and has the functions of appetizing, strengthening the spleen, dehumidifying, and diuresis. diarrhea , indigestion, edema, etc. Corn is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic acid, which contains more than 60%. It works synergistically with the vitamin E in corn germ to reduce blood cholesterol concentration and prevent its deposition on blood vessel walls. Therefore, corn is coronary heart disease , atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia and hypertension, etc., all have certain preventive and therapeutic effects. Vitamin E can also promote human cell division and delay aging. Corn also contains a longevity factor - glutathione, which, with the participation of selenium, generates glutathione oxidase, which has the function of restoring youth and delaying aging. Rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, selenium, etc., as well as vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, E and carotene, etc., it has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on cholecystitis, gallstones, jaundice hepatitis and diabetes.

　　Eat whole grains carefully to improve nutrition

　　There are many ways to eat corn. For example, when tender corn is on the market, it is ideal to eat one "boiled cob" every day.； In summer, rice (or millet) and cornmeal can be used to make porridge. ； In other seasons, just use cornmeal to make porridge. When cooking polenta, add a small spoonful of soda ash or baking soda to separate the combined vitamin B5, which is easier for the body to absorb. Add cornmeal to soybean flour and mix it in a ratio of 3:1. This is a method recommended by the World Health Organization to eat whole grains carefully and improve nutritional value.

　　Corn, this cheap coarse grain, was once excluded from the dining table in my country and the West. However, it is now favored in many European and American countries and has become a popular health food. This is because, in recent years, scientists have discovered the new value of corn, and found that it can play a role in hypertension, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and other diseases of modern civilization. cancer All have good preventive and curative effects.

　　The latest research by medical scientists shows that corn has anti-cancer effects. Corn is rich in glutathione. Glutathione is an anti-cancer factor. This anti-cancer factor can combine with a variety of external chemical carcinogens in the body, causing them to lose their toxicity and then be excreted from the body through the digestive tract. Coarsely ground corn also contains a large amount of lysine. This amino acid can not only inhibit the toxic side effects of anti-cancer drugs on the body, but also control tumor growth. Corn also contains trace elements selenium and magnesium. Selenium can accelerate the decomposition of peroxides in the body, preventing malignant tumors from being supplied with oxygen molecules and thus being inhibited. ； Magnesium also inhibits tumor growth. In addition, corn also contains more cellulose, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, shorten the residence time of food residues in the intestines, and excrete harmful substances from the body, thus playing an important role in the prevention and treatment of rectal cancer.

　　The functions and functions of corn are as follows:

　　1. Corn has the functions of regulating the heart and appetizing, nourishing the lungs and calming the heart, clearing away dampness and heat, benefiting the liver and gallbladder, and delaying aging.

　　2. Corn Among all staple foods, corn has the highest nutritional value and health care effects.

　　3. The vitamin content in corn is very high, 5-10 times that of rice and wheat.

　　4. Corn contains a large amount of nutritional and health-care substances.

　　5. Corn contains carbohydrates, protein, fat, and carotene.

　　6. Corn also contains nutrients such as riboflavin and vitamins. These substances have great benefits in preventing diseases such as heart disease and cancer.