whats wrong with corn?

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deevatude
deevatude Posts: 322 Member
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i dont eat it often but i like it. so whats the problem?
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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,100 Member
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    why do you ask?
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Nothing is necessarily wrong with corn. People treat it as a vegetable, though, which it's not. It's a grain.
  • deevatude
    deevatude Posts: 322 Member
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    when people ask about veggies, many say to stay away from corn
  • livelaughlove384
    livelaughlove384 Posts: 100
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    corn is higher in sugar content then most veggies and essentially corn is undigestable. It tastes good but not to many benefits!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    when people ask about veggies, many say to stay away from corn

    Because it's not a veggie ;)
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,100 Member
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    Relatively high sugar, it's a grain, it's genetically modified. And yummy.
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
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    It's because it is associated with HFCS which is evil apparently.

    That or the Jolly Green Giant...

    I'm not sure which.
  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
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    NOTHING.
  • 93civej1
    93civej1 Posts: 4 Member
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    :( I like Corn!

    I say just filter it into your calorie counts and macros and eat away.
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
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    Corn has absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever.
    that's why it comes out looking the way it goes in (TMI sorry)

    I do like corn though.
  • Emma_Problema
    Emma_Problema Posts: 422 Member
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    Nothing is necessarily wrong with corn. People treat it as a vegetable, though, which it's not. It's a grain.

    This. I've had many an argument over whether it is a vegetable. It is not. Nothin' wrong with it. It's just doesn't have a whole lot of nutritional value.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    other than the fact that it makes my crap look weird...nothing...
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    Because it killed the Mayans and is the likely culprit of all diseases of civilization
  • Andrea681
    Andrea681 Posts: 178 Member
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    Nothing is wrong with it in moderation. People confuse it for a vegetable but it's a grain. So, since I'm eating Paleo, corn is not allowed. But, I do like it occassionally... especially fresh picked on the cob. Yum!
  • MereExtraordinaire
    MereExtraordinaire Posts: 143 Member
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    Because it hurts when it comes back out.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    Corn has absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever.
    that's why it comes out looking the way it goes in (TMI sorry)

    I do like corn though.

    100g of yellow corn has:

    365 calories
    9.4g protein
    4.7g fat
    74.3g carbs
    7.3g fiber
    0.6g sugar
    7mg calcium
    214 IU Vitamin A

    No nutritional value?
  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
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    There's absolutely nothing wrong with corn.

    EDIT: Also corn is technically a fruit, a vegetable and a whole grain.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,473 Member
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    I LOVE CORN ON THE COB
    LOVE!
    LOVE!
    LOVE!
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
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    Just like any other thing, it is fine in moderation.

    While yes it is technically a grain, the FDA still places it in the vegetable area of the food pyramid.
  • Dreamerlove
    Dreamerlove Posts: 441 Member
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    I'm actually reading a book suggested by my anthropology professor called "the Omnivores Dilemma". It's about how America consumes Industrialized foods. I'm just in the first chapter. I think corn itself isn't horrible BUT the food industry uses corn for everything. It is a grain and our bodies aren't meant to consume this many grains. (I was told by her that this is why some people carry the lower belly pooch/fat. Not belly fat, but the bulge below.) Our bodies don't know what to do with the extra junk the food industry puts in processed foods. Grains included. I'm not trying to call or or offend anyone who has this, there are always exceptions. This is what my professor told our class though. Humans didn't carry that pooch of fat years and years ago.

    For example, last year the majority of antibiotics was not spent on humans but on farm animals like cows and pigs, etc that are going to be slaughtered. They feed all these animals corn feed, but like us their bodies are meant to eat meats and veggies too. So it causes problems. So, if those cows, pigs, turkeys whatever are consuming these grains, then so are we if we eat them. So that's where the problem is.

    The food industry even puts high fructose corn syrup in baby formula. There is no need for that. The food industry just does. They use it as a filler and a preservative. BUT our bodies aren't meant to consume this many grains. We are supposed to be hunters and gathers and eat mostly meat and veggies. That's why people follow the paleo diet. Not to restrict themselves of good foods but because our bodies function better when we eat like we are supposed to. Not on this "industrialized eating disorder".

    Hope that helped.

    Edit: Also it is genetically modified too.

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