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Corn is a very popular food in America and also in the other parts of the world. Corn is native to America and part of the American culture. It has been used as a food for over seven thousand years and played important roles in Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations. There was a time when corn was the basic food and played in the livelihood of many native cultures. Scientifically corn is known as Zea may and it was the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. In the modern time, United States, China, Brazil, Mexico and Russia are largest commercial producers of corn.

Corn is a large grain plant with leafy stalk, which produces ears. The ears contain the grain, which is used as starch. Corn benefits are many. Sweet corn contains fiber, folate, niacin, and some vitamin A. Folate reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. The intestinal track runs smoothly because of the fiber.

Fans of natural foods have tried for years to push the ubiquitous sweetener high fructose corn syrup off Americans' dinner tables and out of their restaurants and grocery stores.It seems to be working.

ConAgra Foods Inc., one of North America's largest packaged foods companies with revenues in excess of US$12 billion in 2009 was in the news this week. The company seems to be falling inline with other food manufacturers by making small but noteworthy changes in one of their popular brands in what appears to be a reaction to the media buzz about high fructose corn syrup and its association with obesity.

One of the major health benefits of corn comes from its antioxidant properties. It's a very decent source of two much known antioxidant nutrients- Vitamin C and Manganese. Both of these are responsible for many health benefits especially in the prevention of oxidative stress or oxidative damage to the cells. But interestingly most of the corn's antioxidant benefits come from the phytonutrients or phytochemicals that it contains.

A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health

Salad plays a pivotal role in every meal. It adds a crunch of green to the meal. Indian meals are simply incomplete without the healthy salad recipes. We all consume a lot of food items on a daily basis and none of them are as crucial as salad.

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Lutein and Zeaxanthin are two carotenoids of the xanthophyll family of carotenoids. Xanthophyll is a yellow carotenoid pigments found in plants, animal fats and in egg yolks. Lutein and Zeaxanthin both carotenoids have yellow pigments and can be found in yellow color foods and in other colored foods as well. Lutein can be found in dark green vegetables such as spinach, collard greens, kale etc and Zeaxanthin can be found in corn, orange peppers, oranges, and tangerines etc.

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