The elderly should eat more corn, which is beneficial to the whole body

　　middle elderly Eating more corn can protect eyesight

　　Researchers from the Nutrition and Vision Research Center at Tufts University in the United States analyzed the daily diet and other data of 4,000 middle-aged and elderly people aged 55-80 and found that regularly eating foods that are less likely to cause blood sugar to rise and can protect the eyes can prevent eye diseases in the elderly. These simple changes can not only reduce medical costs but also prevent the loss of quality of life caused by these eye diseases.

　　Generally speaking, the nutrients most effective in preventing eye diseases in the elderly include: vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3 fatty acids.

　　Among them, vitamin C can be ingested by eating fresh vegetables and fruits; vitamin E is mainly found in green leafy plants; zinc is mostly found in foods such as oysters, animal livers, peanuts, and meat; lutein is also called carotene, and it and zeaxanthin are mostly found in corn; omega-3 is an essential fatty acid for the human body and cannot be synthesized by the body, so it needs to be ingested by eating vegetable oils such as fish, fish oil, and flax oil.

　　We cannot stop the aging of the human body, but we can prevent various kinds of aging in our own way. disease , diet is the best way for us to prevent various diseases.

　　Four clever ways to eat healthy corn:

　　1. Eat corn embryos

　　People usually eat only corn kernels when eating corn, and then throw away the remaining corn embryos. In fact, corn embryos are also a very nutritious part of corn, and most of the nutrients in corn are concentrated here. Corn embryos contain a large amount of vitamin E, zinc, as well as amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids needed by the human body. Corn is very rich in nutrients. People eat corn for this reason. However, if you only eat corn kernels, you cannot supplement the rich dietary fiber, so you might as well eat the corn embryos together.

　　2. Corn silk is nutritious

　　If you eat corn silk alone, it does not taste very good, but now there is a good way to eat corn silk, which is to cook the corn silk with the corn silk. You must know that corn silk also has strong effects, lowering blood pressure and diuretic effects, and the slightly red corn silk also has a strong antioxidant effect, which can delay skin aging. In addition, the water in which corn is cooked is rich in potassium, so you can also drink some.

　　3. Corn steamed buns

　　Many young people don't like to eat steamed buns. They think steamed bun noodles are very thick and don't taste very good. But you can try adding some milk and a small amount of corn flour to the corn flour. egg , the soft lecithin in the egg yolk has an emulsifying effect, which can make the steamed bun taste better. If you like, you can also add a few more red dates or Grape Dried, this way, the corn steamed bun becomes delicious. Try to change your diet and turn coarse grains into refined grains, so that they are both delicious and nutritious.

　　4. Corn and beans

　　If you feel that the corn is too hard and it is tiring to chew, then add a little soybean flour to make the corn complement the soybean flour and supplement the lysine missing in the corn. This will not only make the nutrition more balanced, but also enhance the taste. Experts suggest that the amount of soybean flour should be controlled at 20%. In addition, adding some mashed potatoes or millet flour is also a good choice.

　　Corn is a treasure all over the body. It is absolutely right to say that it is a health care product. Eating corn skillfully makes it more delicious.