• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      I just wish it were nutritionally any good for us.

      Corn is:

      • Liquid Sugar Replacement (worse than sugar)
      • Starch (higher calorie, difficult to digest)
      • Cattle Feed (they also can’t digest it, leading to gut rott)
      • Fuel (can’t eat fuel)

      But I can down several bags of Frito Lays Cornchips. Honey BBQ Twists are the bomb. If they sold those in family or party size I’d probably have fatty liver disease.

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        8 days ago

        Yep basically no nutritional value besides providing glucose. It’s why people in South America whose diet has been mostly corn and corn based products are super short.

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        9 days ago

        (worse than sugar)

        Eh, that’s not settled science. It’s terribly complex and we don’t really know.

        There’s some research that seems to suggest all sugars are really bad for you, even those from fruits.

        I’m any case, any added sugar is for sure bad for you.