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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / May 2005What's with corn (maize)?
I hear lots of comments that corn isn't the best for us, but no details. Why do you think whole-kernel corn should be reduced or eliminated from a diet? > I hear lots of comments that corn isn't the best for us, but no > details. Why do you think whole-kernel corn should be reduced or > eliminated from a diet? Freshly picked whole food corn is not that bad although it is low in a couple of nutrients. It is OK but it isn't the *ideal* food. I would not make it a major part of my diet. The problem is when they over-process it into corn flakes and/or high fructose corn syrup, then it becomes a negative nutrient, your body ends up using up more nutrients to metabolize it than it gets from it. TC >> I hear lots of comments that corn isn't the best for us, but no >> details. Why do you think whole-kernel corn should be reduced or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > fructose corn syrup, then it becomes a negative nutrient, your body > ends up using up more nutrients to metabolize it than it gets from it. Please to elaborate on the term "negative nutrient" a little closer. If every nutrient that uses some resource more than it gains that certain resource (a vitamin, a mineral, a macronutrient, ATP,...) is a negative nutrient then the majority of nutrients are. No single nutrient is supposed to deliver all micro and macronutrients needed a day.. hence judging individual food items isn't really very meaningful (except for toxicologic concerns of course). PS high fructose corn syrup isnt something one is living on as a main food item I hope. > TC > >> I hear lots of comments that corn isn't the best for us, but no > >> details. Why do you think whole-kernel corn should be reduced or [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > > TC Fresh nutritious whole-food supplies more nutrients than it requires for its metabolization in the human body. That is positive nutrition. Many processed and/or refined foods lack the nutrients that the body needs to metabolize it. That is negative nutrition. Good nutritional health requires that we consume as much positive-nutrition as possible. The more negative-nutrition we consume the more likely we are to suffer from chronic disease and chronic conditions due to depletion of nutrients. A bit of negative-nutrition in the midst of a diet full of positive nutrition is a minor thing but a constant diet of negative-nutrition will create all kinds of health problems. No single food source will provide us with all the nutrition we need. That is why we need a relatively diverse number of good nutritious whole foods to maintain health. Refined carbs are the major source of negative nutrition for humans. Sugars and refined grains. Especially Ready-To-Eat cereals, white flour pasta, white four bread, soda or pop, etc. Not only do they not contain any nutrition, they are negative-nutrition. They deplete you of essential vitamins and minerals. TC > I hear lots of comments that corn isn't the best for us, but no > details. Why do you think whole-kernel corn should be reduced or > eliminated from a diet? high fructose corn syrup Need anybody say more? Corn is a grain rather than a vegetable. It is more desirable to increase the consumption of vegetables in your diet, than the number of grains eaten. > > I hear lots of comments that corn isn't the best for us, but no > > details. Why do you think whole-kernel corn should be reduced or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > increase the consumption of vegetables in your diet, than the number of > grains eaten. Did you even read the original post? TC > Did you even read the original post? Do Crappers even read? Enquiring minds want to know? >I hear lots of comments that corn isn't the best for us, but no >details. Why do you think whole-kernel corn should be reduced or >eliminated from a diet? "Us" is a very generic term. Some of "Us" would be a more appropriate label: Corn contains a lectin (ZMEA) that has been shown to agglutinate blood group B. It is also an insulin mimicker for blood groups O and B. Hence, for most people with blood type A, corn is very healthy. For the rest, it is unhealthy. |
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