Healthy Eating - Is Corn Healthy For You Or Not?

By Beverleigh H Piepers

As a person who has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you make it your business to be careful about the carbohydrates you consume. Also, you are very careful about the different types of sugar you include in your diet plan. So when one particular food is high in carbs and sugar, that may make you sit up and wonder if it is a safe food to include in your diet.

This is just the case with corn. Corn, while classified as a vegetable, is higher in carbs than most vegetables and due to its sweet taste, also comes packed with quite a bit of natural sugars.

Is it a food fit for your menu? Let us look at a few things to consider...

1. The Calorie Content. Despite the fact corn is higher in calories than most vegetables, it still is not exceptionally high in calories per half-cup serving. So compared to say brown rice, it is still lower in total calories. Any lower calorie food can help with weight control.

2. Fiber Content. Next, consider the fiber content. For each one cup serving, you will take in 4.4 grams of dietary fiber, which does help control some of the sugar found in the corn. This makes it better than other high sugar foods, which do not contain any fiber at all.

3. Nutritional Profile. Corn also provides a few micronutrients as well. From each serving of corn, you will take in small amounts of...

pantothenic acid,

phosphorus,

vitamin B3,

manganese, as well as

vitamin B6.

While it is not the most nutrient dense vegetable on the planet, you could do worse.

4. Antioxidant Benefits. Where corn shines is in the antioxidant benefits it provides. You will get an excellent array of different antioxidants, which help to combat free radical damage and disease.

The variety of antioxidants may help you avoid unwanted conditions such as heart disease and arthritis.

5. Craving Control. Finally, because it is a way to satisfy your craving for something sweet, eating corn may help prevent you from eating other foods that are much worse. Plus, corn gives a crunchy texture as well, which is another craving many people have.

Corn is also the perfect BBQ food in the summer.

Whether you should include corn in your diet plan or not, give it some consideration, but know you should eat it in moderation. That will be your best bet for optimal menu planning.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of    available information but in yourself.