SIDE EFFECTS OF CORN

SIDE EFFECTS OF CORN 

1. ALLERGIC REACTIONS: Consuming corn can lead to allergies and symptoms like rashes on the skin, that causes skin irritation, swelling of the mucous membrane, vomiting, nausea, dizziness, headaches.

2. RISK OF PELLAGRA: Corn is a staple food of many people. If you consume corn in high amounts, then you are at the risk of pellagra. Pellagra is nothing but a deficiency of vitamins, especially niacin in the body.

3. NOT GOOD FOR DIABETICS: Corn adversely affects people suffering from diabetes as it increases the blood sugar level in the body. 

4. CAUSES BLOATING AND FLATULENCE: It contains a high percentage of starch. When you consume corn, it breaks down in the large intestine and produces a lot of gas then it can cause bloating and flatulence.

5. CAUSES INDIGESTION AND STOMACH UPSET: Some people may have difficulty digesting the type of fiber found in corn, and this could lead to bloating.

6. CAUSES INTESTINAL IRRITATION AND DIARRHEA: Corn should not be consumed raw as it can result in diarrhea and can also leads to many intestinal disorders.

7. MAY CAUSE TOOTH DECAY: Corn contains a good amount of sugar. Processed, cooked, or boiled corn can lead to tooth decay in some people. This is relatively one of the rare side effects of corn, but not one that should be taken lightly

8. MAY CAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS: People who depend on corn diet can suffer from osteoporosis as corn contains very less amount of calcium and this can only happen if corn is not supplemented with appropriate calcium-rich food.

9. INCREASES WEIGHT: Corn contains a heavy dose of sugar and carbohydrate. Overzealous eating of corn can surely lead to weight gain. People on a diet should avoid consumption of corn.

10. LEADS TO LETHARGY: Corn contains an ample amount of starch which can cause fatigue,weakness, drowsiness, and lead to lethargy.