Fresh corn is rich in lysine, an essential nutrient for the human body. Research has found that eating more fresh corn can also inhibit the side effects of anticancer drugs on the human body.
Fresh corn contains a large amount of natural vitamin E, which functions to promote cell division, delay cell aging, lower serum cholesterol, prevent skin lesions, and alleviate the symptoms of arteriosclerosis and brain function decline. The vitamin A in fresh corn also has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on preventing and treating common middle-aged and elderly conditions such as xerophthalmia, bronchitis, dry skin, and neurapraxia. Fresh corn is rich in lysine (which is rarely found in dry corn), an essential nutrient for the human body. Research has found that eating more fresh corn can also inhibit the side effects of anticancer drugs on the human body.
Fresh corn contains a high amount of dietary fiber, 6 to 8 times more than refined rice and refined flour. Plant fiber helps maintain a normal ratio of bile salts and cholesterol, thereby reducing cholesterol deposition in the biliary system and preventing the formation of gallstones. Plant fiber can also bind with bile acids in the intestine to form a non-absorbable complex, accelerating the excretion of bile acids and promoting the degradation of cholesterol in the liver. This can lower the concentration of cholesterol in the blood, avoiding the situation where a high blood cholesterol concentration (dyslipidemia) continuously deposits on the blood vessel walls, causing the arterial walls to thicken and the lumen to narrow, leading to atherosclerosis and causing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, cerebral infarction, and coronary heart disease. Fiber also promotes regular bowel movements. Foods rich in plant fiber can increase stool volume and stimulate the intestinal wall to produce peristalsis, allowing stool to be expelled more quickly. This reduces the toxic effects of toxins on the intestinal wall. Therefore, eating corn regularly can prevent constipation, hemorrhoids, and rectal cancer, and also reduce the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases.
When eating fresh corn, it is necessary to chew vigorously, which can exercise the teeth and promote saliva secretion and gum firmness. For the elderly with poor teeth, they can make fresh corn porridge to drink.