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The Harm and Benefit of Corn
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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What is the main harm of corn?
Unequivocal answer to this question, alas, it will be impossible to find. There are practically no contraindications for using maize, but there is also the concept of individual intolerance. One of the variants of its manifestation is a banal allergy, which every third resident of the country encounters.
Allergies to corn may appear in the form of redness of the skin, rash, and itching all over the body. In this case, the favorite delicacy should be abandoned, because it can only aggravate the condition.
Harm can also occur if a genetically modified product was used for food. It is almost impossible to distinguish it from an ordinary vegetable in a store. The only thing that can help is a certificate of quality, which you should definitely ask the seller!
After all, the consequences of eating a vegetable grown on chemicals can lead to serious intoxication of the body and prolonged recovery therapy in a hospital bed.
Damage to cooked corn
As a rule, the children at risk are those who have not yet adapted to all existing foods in the diet. The child can badly chew the grain, which will lead to bloating and even constipation. Parents in this case need to rinse his stomach and, if necessary, give an analgesic pill.
In case the symptoms do not disappear within a few days, it is recommended to consult a doctor. The hidden danger can be concealed also by how well the maize was cooked. Damage to cooked corn, not cooked to the desired state, will also hit the gastrointestinal tract.
In a mild form, this will manifest itself in the form of the notorious abdominal pain. In the worst case, a vegetable that has not undergone sufficient heat treatment can cause dysentery, followed by hospitalization of the victim and a prolonged recovery procedure.
In order for a loved vegetable to bring only good, do not break the technology of its preparation. It should be thoroughly washed and sent to a clean, pre-boiled water and cook until the grains become bright yellow and gain their characteristic softness.
The use of corn does not require special evidence!
This is a kind of axiom known even to a child. Mais was appreciated from ancient times, praising it as a truly universal product. From it you can cook bread, it can easily be used for cooking first dishes. In addition, it will become an excellent side dish, it is also ideal for the first child's feeding.
What is especially noteworthy is that the queen of the fields is useful, absolute everything, from the cob itself to the greenery into which it was wrapped. Mashed in puree, it is truly a universal dish, suitable for almost everyone. Rylts are rightfully used for obtaining a miracle decoction or, as an alternative to most cosmetics. It is this decoction that can rinse after washing your hair, in order to strengthen them and lightly tonify.
Stigmas will give hair a unique shine, which can not be achieved even with the most expensive cosmetics. Thus, it can be said that this vegetable not only preserves the internal organs of man, but also supports life in general.
The Benefits of Young Corn
Praise words about how great the benefits of young corn, for today, says a lot. But why choose it? After all, according to the logic of things, it is in an old, well-ripened vegetable and there will be a high percentage of vitamins.
However, this proposition is quite contradictory. On the one hand, vitamins really accumulate in the plant throughout the entire period of maturation. In this case, over time, the grains are coarsened, lose their taste and become completely unsuitable for eating. In the event that a person, after all, decided to use them for food, they can negatively affect his gastrointestinal tract.
In particular, old grains cause bloating and even diarrhea. The benefits of young corn in this case will be unambiguously positive. It envelops the walls of the stomach so strongly, in order to completely protect against the effects of external stimuli. Thus, the human body receives not only aesthetic pleasure, but also its own charge of vitamins for the whole year.
Useful properties of corn
Numerous useful properties of corn have long been well studied. Most of them perform a health-improving function, some have found their application in cosmetology. In particular, it has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract, helps to ease the course of many chronic diseases.
Cystitis, hepatitis, cholangitis will certainly go into an easier stage with the systematic use of vegetable decoction. For cosmetic purposes, it is necessary to take not whole grains, but flour from it, which will permanently rid itself of annoying black points called comedones.
In order to make a corn mask, it is enough to mix 2 parts of flour bought in the store or ground yourself with egg white and left on the face for 20 minutes. The result will surely exceed all expectations!
However, the useful properties of maize do not end there. It can be used for preventive purposes, thus preventing the development of cancer and the formation of stones.
Why is corn on the cob useful?
Beneficial even has a remarkable yellow color of the vegetable, indicating the presence in it of lutein and zeaxanthin - natural antioxidants, playing the role of a kind of absorbent from harmful substances.
In addition, the cob contains a high percentage of fiber, which improves digestion and has a beneficial effect on the intestinal microflora. In order to improve the body, it is enough to drink just one glass of broth from stigmas and grains. However, most fans of this product, starting to cook, forget that this vegetable is useful in its entirety! Hence, and prepare it should be in its original form.
In particular, we are talking about the product in a cooked form. The majority of those preparing tends to separate the grains from the cob at once, while admitting, at the same time, a colossal mistake. It is in the ears that the lion's share of useful substances is contained, which, during cooking, are also transferred to grains.
Are they getting better from corn?
Rhetorical question, probably worried all the fair sex, not bypassing this product. And here they are waiting for a pleasant surprise! By definition, this is a vegetable with a high content of fats and carbohydrates, which inevitably lead to the formation of subcutaneous fat.
However, it also contains a high percentage of vitamins, which accelerate metabolic processes and stimulate the physical activity of a person. In addition, it is also used in diets of a variety of diets, aimed at getting rid of excess weight, but, at the same time, and for the improvement of the body.
It contains the so-called choline - a vitamin, responsible for the normal metabolism. People, in the body of which choline is in sufficient quantity, practically do not suffer from excess weight. However, to abuse such a truly dietary product is not worth it.
In fact, in excess quantities, the starch contained in it can cause the opposite effect. And the question of whether or not maize can lead to replenishment of fatty deposits, it will be possible to give a positive answer.
Properties of cooked corn
It is with the help of cooked corn that you can get rid of constipation, as well as problems with the gastrointestinal tract. For these purposes, the grains are separated from the cob, cooked and abundantly flavored with sunflower oil.
Decoction from the stigma perfectly weakens the course of cholelithiasis, it helps to break stones. Useful soup and puree for chronic gastritis. It must be diluted with cream, milk or chicken broth. This mixture perfectly envelops the mucous membrane and promotes early healing of scars.
The curative properties of this vegetable in a boiled form are also beneficial in the external appearance of a person. In particular, the aging process of the skin slows down, regenerative processes are improved. However, such a panacea has some contraindications. In particular, the addition of boiled maize to people with increased blood coagulability is strongly discouraged.
In the event that you completely abandon this product is not possible, its use should be minimized.
Vitamins in corn
Enumerating vitamins in corn, it is difficult to overestimate their importance. They participate in virtually all processes occurring in the body. Brain activity, which is based on phosphorus and magnesium, heart and kidney function, with the participation of zinc and amino acids.
However, in order that it does not lose its vitamin potential, it must be properly prepared. Thus, in a canned vegetable, their number is rapidly decreasing. A minimum of vitamins is also contained in maize, which has undergone a hot heat treatment. The best option is a pickled product. In fact, it undergoes processing, but it practically retains its original appearance.
However, this method of preparation, alas, has not received wide distribution among the population. Vitamins in maize will remain in the case, if from it to cook porridge. In this case, it is prepared an order of magnitude less than when directly cooking the cob. And, therefore, allows you to save a lot more useful substances.
Therapeutic properties of corn
In order to list all the medicinal properties of this vegetable, it will take more than one hour. In particular, it is a real storehouse of minerals: calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium. These substances are extremely necessary for the growth of a young organism, for maintaining the tone and normal functioning of the formed personality.
In addition, it has an effect on the body and a cleansing effect. It is she who is able to remove toxins, slags and, in some cases, become a kind of prevention of cancer. Extremely useful and use tincture of cobs. They help to fight with urolithiasis, to reduce pain when moving stones. The constant use of such tinctures (naturally, having consulted beforehand with the attending physician) can lead to the fragmentation of stones and, as a consequence, their complete elimination.
The healing properties of corn are revealed for those who suffer from excessive dystrophy. Its grains are rich in carbohydrates, which allows you to quickly build muscle mass. And this plays an important role in adolescence. After all, it is then that immunity is pawned for the rest of life.
Corn for pancreatitis
As a rule, corn in pancreatitis is an extremely undesirable product. The thing is that this vegetable belongs to the category of rough food, which irritates the walls of the stomach. Sometimes digesting this product is extremely difficult for a healthy body, what can we say about that, which needs a shaky and gentle attitude.
The second argument in favor of rejecting maize in pancreatitis is the fact that this product has a high starch content. In order to digest it, you need a high concentration of enzymes contained in the pancreas. And for a person with acute pancreatitis, this load will be of no use.
For the chronic stage, unlike acute, the consumption of this vegetable is undesirable, but not critical. It can be introduced into the diet as a "weekend meal", and in small quantities.
Corn with gastritis
Corn for gastritis is practically not used. The thing is that gastritis is quite a specific disease, in which it is necessary to give up most of the usual products. The main rule is not to load the stomach with heavy food, which will be digested for a long time.
All dishes are prepared from light products, gently enveloping the walls. It's about meat, milk, vegetables and fruit. Canned vegetables, alas, from the diet will have to be completely ruled out.
In the event that the sufferer can not refuse himself the pleasure of using this product, you can make some compromise. Provided, of course, that the disease is not in an aggravation stage.
It must be carefully boiled, until the grains completely disintegrate, cool and grind on a blender. The ideal option - to mix the maize with some other cereal, in order to neutralize its effect on the gastrointestinal tract. The most popular among diabetics was a mixture of corn and mashed potatoes, diluted with milk or cream.
Is it possible for diabetics to corn?
Corn in diabetes should be consumed at least once a week! The thing is that it contains a number of vitamins, such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, responsible for lowering blood sugar. This product is also useful for the prevention of the disease, its treatment in the initial stage.
However, you can use it not only in cooked form! For diabetics is extremely useful and a decoction of hairs, the so-called stigmas. It can be drunk exclusively in the morning and, remarkably, in very small quantities. With diabetes, it is useful and in the form of porridge, which, alas, has not received wide distribution among the masses. And very vain! It contains amylose - a specific substance, which slows the ingress of sugar directly into the blood.
Suffering from diabetes, we should not forget about the control of weight, which, with the course of the disease, can significantly increase. Due to its chemical composition, quickly causes a feeling of satiety and permanently dulls the feeling of hunger. At the same time with this product you need to be extremely careful! It is digested for a long time and can even cause bloating.
The question is whether corn diabetics can safely be called one of the most relevant in the study of this disease. Diabetes is an extremely complex disease, implying total control over its diet. And maize guaranteed to be included in it.
First, the stigma is an excellent way to lower the sugar level. Of course, the result will not appear immediately, but with constant use of decoction of them will be obvious. Over time, the sugar level will significantly decrease, but before deciding to self-treatment, even preventive, it is recommended to consult a doctor.
Secondly, this vegetable, in all its manifestations, is capable of toning the weakened organism, sating it with vitamins and minerals, and injecting vital energy. By its caloric value, maize does not exceed this value in fructose, which is often consumed by people with diabetes. Proceeding from the above, it is not difficult to understand, corn is useful for diabetics.