Guest guest Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 July 16, 2003 NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS " Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it! " Today's Topic: Corny Ideas Corn (maize) is the second most abundant cereal cultivated for human consumption. Although many populations subsist on this grain, it is the subject of many myths and misconceptions. Corn is higher in energy content that other grains because it is relatively high in fat content. Where do you think corn oil comes from? Corn oil is high in the essential fatty acid, linoleic acid, and in vitamin E. Corn, including popcorn, provides high fiber but is marginally low in protein and niacin. Deficiency of niacin results in pellagra which has disappeared from affluent countries but is still common in poor countries. Much corn in industrialized countries is fed to animals because it has a high energy content compared to other feeds, not because it is inadequate for people. Combining corn with beans or other foods fills in the missing nutrients. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Just because intact corn kernels can be seen in your toilet bowl does not mean it provides no nutrition. Chewing more will crack the kernels and they will be better digested. But even those whole kernels help propel things through your intestine. Corn is also rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, yellow pigmented antioxidants that have been associated with lower risk of chronic diseases. ******************************************************************** Please recommend Nutrition News Focus to your family and friends. If you like, point your browser to http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/cgi-bin/birdcast.cgi where you'll find an easy recommendation form. Please help Nutrition News Focus by donating a few dollars. It's easy. Simply point your browser to http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/Donation.html and follow the instructions on that page. NNF Licensing: You can license Nutrition News Focus for your newspaper, magazine, radio, television show, etc. For details, please write to Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 LaDonna- I love these Nutrition news focus. I might just have to sign up for myself. Thanks for posting this to our goup!! Amy Tea Cozy wrote: >July 16, 2003 >NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS > " Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it! " > >Today's Topic: Corny Ideas > >Corn (maize) is the second most abundant cereal cultivated for human >consumption. Although many populations subsist on this grain, it is >the subject of many myths and misconceptions. Corn is higher in >energy content that other grains because it is relatively high in fat >content. Where do you think corn oil comes from? Corn oil is high in >the essential fatty acid, linoleic acid, and in vitamin E. > >Corn, including popcorn, provides high fiber but is marginally low in >protein and niacin. Deficiency of niacin results in pellagra which >has disappeared from affluent countries but is still common in poor >countries. Much corn in industrialized countries is fed to animals >because it has a high energy content compared to other feeds, not >because it is inadequate for people. Combining corn with beans or >other foods fills in the missing nutrients. > >HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Just because intact corn >kernels can be seen in your toilet bowl does not mean it provides no >nutrition. Chewing more will crack the kernels and they will be >better digested. But even those whole kernels help propel things >through your intestine. Corn is also rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, >yellow pigmented antioxidants that have been associated with lower >risk of chronic diseases. > > >******************************************************************** >Please recommend Nutrition News Focus to your family and friends. >If you like, point your browser to >http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/cgi-bin/birdcast.cgi >where you'll find an easy recommendation form. > >Please help Nutrition News Focus by donating a few dollars. It's >easy. Simply point your browser to >http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/Donation.html and follow the >instructions on that page. > >NNF Licensing: You can license Nutrition News Focus for your >newspaper, magazine, radio, television show, etc. For details, >please write to Ken. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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