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Should I Eat Corn?

Corn as a health food seems like a no-brainer, and indeed it is: all five of our experts give it the thumbs up.

For something so delicious and fun to eat, corn comes with an impressive density of nutrients. A cup of boiled sweet yellow corn has 143 calories, 5 grams of protein and a surprising amount of potassium—9% of your daily value and almost as much as a small banana. A cup even packs 4 grams of fiber, which is 16% of the daily recommended value.

There’s something extra special about corn fiber. It’s a prebiotic, meaning it’s fermented by gut microbes and stimulates the growth of good bacteria, according to the research of Joanne Slavin, PhD, a registered…

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 Should I Eat Corn?

For something so delicious and fun to eat, corn comes with an impressive density of nutrients. A cup of boiled sweet yellow corn has 143 calories, 5 grams of protein and a surprising amount of potassium—9% of your daily value and almost as much as a small banana. A cup even packs 4 grams of fiber, which is 16% of the daily recommended value. There’s something extra special about corn fiber. It’s a prebiotic...

5 Myths About Corn You Should Stop Believing

Myth: Corn is unhealthy. No! Corn is a vegetable that contains nutrients, and an ear definitely counts as one of your daily servings of veggies, McDaniel says. The idea that corn is unhealthy likely came about because corn is high in starch, which is a carbohydrate. And "with the carb-phobia phase we went through over the last few years, that's probably where corn got a bad rap, along with the beloved potato," she explains.

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