Corn is more nutritious, containing protein, fat, starch, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin E, carotene, cellulose, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron and so on. According to research, corn contains fat for refined rice and flour 4-5 times, and rich in unsaturated fatty acids, 50% of which is linoleic acid, linoleic acid can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol. Corn oil is a good drug, long-term consumption can reduce blood cholesterol, soften the arterial blood vessels, is hypertension, coronary heart disease, obesity patients and the elderly ideal cooking oil.
Modern research shows that eating more corn can prevent hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and has the role of delaying cellular aging and degeneration of brain function. In some parts of our country and the Western developed countries, corn was once excluded from the table; due to the discovery of corn on hypertension, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis and other good prevention and treatment, currently in many European and American countries corn and highly favored, and has become a popular health food.
Corn as a high quality food for hypertensive patients, due to and in the middle, appetizing, diuretic, clearing dampness and heat of the role of significant, to the spleen deficiency and liver type, phlegm within the type of hypertension patients is particularly suitable. In order to reduce and stabilize blood pressure, hypertensive patients can not only eat more cornmeal, corn oil, can also be used to corn husk decoction tea. However, due to the lack of some essential amino acids, corn should not be eaten alone for a long time, can be mixed with beans, wheat, etc., in order to improve the nutritional value.
The nutritional value of corn is high, but not long-term corn. People who eat corn alone for a long time, will occur vitamin P P deficiency, skin roughness, hyperkeratosis and other manifestations.