1. Anti-aging: 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. In addition, the carotene contained in corn can be converted into vitamin A after being absorbed by the body, which has anti-cancer effects. Plant cellulose can accelerate the excretion of carcinogens and other poisons. Natural vitamin E can promote cell division, delay aging, lower serum cholesterol, prevent skin lesions, and can also reduce arteriosclerosis and brain function decline. The lutein and zeaxanthin contained in corn can fight eye aging. In addition, eating more corn can also inhibit the side effects of anti-cancer drugs on the human body, stimulate brain cells, and enhance people's brain power and memory.
2. Protect your eyes: Taking in higher amounts of progesterone and zeaxanthin can reduce 43 the chance of suffering from age-related macular degeneration. Corn contains lutein and zeaxanthin, especially the latter. Therefore, corn can be said to be an excellent supplementary food for anti-eye aging.
3. Can lower human body cholesterol: As people’s health level continues to improve, the diet will naturally become richer and richer. If you eat too much good food, cholesterol will also rise. At this time, you can Eat more corn. The nutrients in corn can effectively lower cholesterol.
4. Auxiliary treatment of various diseases: Corn is flat in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of appetizing, strengthening the spleen, dehumidifying, and diuresis. It mainly treats diarrhea, indigestion, edema, etc. Corn is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic acid, which has a content of 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 has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia and hypertension. Vitamin E can also promote human cell division and delay aging. Corn also contains glutathione, a longevity factor. With the participation of selenium, it 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.
5. The nutritional value of corn: The vitamin content in corn is very high, 5-10 times that of rice and wheat, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of ordinary corn.
6. The rich plant cellulose contained in corn has the property of stimulating gastrointestinal motility and accelerating fecal excretion, and can prevent and treat constipation, enteritis, intestinal cancer, etc.
7. It can bind and hinder the absorption of excess glucose and inhibit the rise of blood sugar after meals; fiber can also inhibit fat absorption, reduce blood lipid levels, prevent and improve coronary heart disease, obesity, The occurrence of gallstones.