In daily life, corn is a very common food. Many people like to eat corn, especially the fresh corn. It tastes sweet and is a favorite of many people. But some people are afraid to eat corn because they have diabetes and corn is sweet, because they are afraid that eating it will lead to an increase in blood sugar. In fact, this kind of cognition is also wrong. In fact, corn does not raise blood sugar too much, but it can lower blood sugar. Why do you say that? In fact, the reason why corn has hypoglycemic effect is mainly because corn is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, and the content of linoleic acid is as high as 60% or more. Because of the coordination of linoleic acid and vitamin E in corn germ, it can effectively reduce the human cholesterol concentration and prevent excessive cholesterol from depositing on the blood vessel wall, which has a certain positive effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension and dyslipidemia.

So, how should we eat corn to be healthier?

First of all, in the choice of corn, try to choose old corn instead of waxy corn and sweet corn. Old corn is rich in dietary fiber. Although the sugar content is lower than that of ordinary rice, the fiber content is more than 9 times that of rice, which can make people feel full and reduce the postprandial blood sugar content.

Secondly, don't peel the corn too clean when cooking it. In daily life, many people like to remove all the corn stigma. In fact, corn must have many benefits, such as cholagogic, diuretic, auxiliary hypoglycemic and so on.

Thirdly, try to cook the corn as much as possible, because it is more conducive to the absorption of nutrients. Try to eat all the white germs when eating corn, because it contains a lot of nutrients and is the essence of the whole corn.

Then, when cooking corn, you can put a small amount of edible alkali, because this will help the release of nicotinic acid in corn and be more easily absorbed by the human body.

Finally, corn can be eaten with beans to make the nutrition more balanced. In fact, corn lacks tryptophan, while beans are rich in tryptophan. For diabetics, this can also avoid the malnutrition phenomenon of eating a single food for a long time.

So, besides lowering blood sugar, what other functions does corn have? In fact, corn has many functions. Let me briefly introduce a few:

1. Corn is rich in magnesium, which can strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the body to discharge waste, and prevent constipation and hemorrhoids.

2. Corn contains lutein, zeaxanthin and other nutrients, especially zeaxanthin, which is an excellent food to fight eye aging.

3. Corn also contains lysine and trace element selenium, both of which have antioxidant effects and can prevent tumors. At the same time, corn is also rich in vitamins B 1, B2, B6 and so on. It has a good effect on protecting nerve conduction and gastrointestinal function.

In a word, corn is a very good hypoglycemic food.