Should I eat corn instead of rice to lose weight?

According to Traditional Medicine Practitioner Bui Dac Sang, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association, to lose weight, you should not completely replace rice with corn but should eat a variety of foods. The correct principle of losing weight is to control the amount of food intake, balance the three energy-generating substances including protein, fat, starch and sugar and maintain daily physical activity. In addition, people need to drink enough water and only snack when prescribed by a doctor.

Corn is rich in vitamins B, C, minerals and fiber, providing many nutrients for the body and is a safe weight loss food. Eating corn helps you feel full quickly, without craving for snacks. The fiber content in corn is high, good for health, no need to worry about excess fat, reduces constipation, good for digestion. Eating corn also helps strengthen the immune system, control blood sugar, good for people with diabetes.

However, eating too much corn is not good for your health. Diabetics should limit their intake because consuming a large amount of carbohydrates (starch) in this food causes blood sugar to increase rapidly.

People with stomach problems should not eat too much corn because it contains a lot of fiber, which can cause discomfort, bloating, and indigestion. You should only eat one corn per day.

The elderly, children, and people with poor digestive systems should not eat corn regularly because it can put pressure on the stomach.

Corn is a familiar food, also known as maize. A cup of corn kernels contains 75.4mcg folate (a nutrient in red blood cell production), providing up to 24% of the vitamin B1 requirement, 10% of the vitamin C value needed daily.

Corn is also a treasure trove of pantothenic acid, niacin, magnesium, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus. Other nutrients found in smaller amounts in corn include vitamins A, E, B, K, riboflavin, calcium, zinc, iron, copper, selenium, and choline.

Studies show that corn contains a lot of lecithin, linoleic acid, vitamin E, which is good for the heart and slows down the aging process of blood vessels. Corn also contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids that help reduce cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels. This food is rich in fiber, which plays a role in controlling blood fat and cleaning the blood vessel walls.

Fiber in corn helps reduce constipation, hemorrhoids, stimulates intestinal motility, and prevents the risk of colon cancer.

Carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin in corn strengthen the immune system and fight free radicals. Corn also helps control blood sugar, which is good for people with diabetes.

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