Corn is a staple food that
contains enough quantity of carbohydrates. There are many ways to enjoy corn
due to its nutritious benefits. It can serve as snacks when cooked or roasted
and eaten with coconut or native pear.

Corn can also be blended and
prepared as pap or cornmeal. Corn is generally recommended for both 
infants, children, adults as well as the elderly. There are two major varieties
of corn, such as yellow, purple and white, but each selected variety depends on
the individual choice since they perform the same function.

Health benefits of corn
According to Organic Facts.com, corn contains large quantity of folic acid
needed by pregnant women since deficiency of folic acid leads to birth of underweight
infants and may also result in neural tube defects at birth.

It is useful in the prevention of
haemorrhoids and Colorectal Cancer due to the fibre content. Thus, it aids in
alleviating digestive problems such as constipation and haemorrhoids as well as
lowering the risk of colon cancer.

Yellow corn is a rich source of
beta-carotene that provides the body with vitamin A which is essential for the
maintenance of good vision and healthy skin.

The kernels of corn are rich in
vitamin E and serves as a natural antioxidant required for growth.

It contains abundant phosphorus
apart from magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron and copper, likewise traces
of  minerals like selenium. While phosphorus is essential for the
maintenance of healthy bones and kidney, magnesium is necessary for
strengthening the bone and ensuring normal heart beat.

Cooked corn is an anti-cancer
agent which has been shown to be effective in fighting tumours in patients
suffering from breast cancer and liver cancer.

Corn oil contains anti-atherogenic
effect on the cholesterol levels, thus preventing the risk of cardiovascular
diseases.

The vitamin B12 and folic acid
present in corn prevent anaemia caused by the deficiency of these vitamins.

Consumption of corn assists in the
management of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and is effective against
hypertension due to the presence of phenolic phytochemicals.

Corn starch is used in the
manufacturing of cosmetics and may also be applied externally to soothe skin
rashes and irritations.