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• Session Spotlight: Corn in the Modern Diet - Unlocking Health Benefits Through a Nutritional Staple
• Hi, I'm Corrie Whisner, and I'm an Associate Professor of Nutrition in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. I study how food changes the gut microbiome to enhance our health.
• What topic/trend does this session cover and why is it important?
• In this session, you'll learn about corn bran and how it's incorporated into corn flour-based products that it can enhance our metabolic and cardiovascular health. This is important because corn is delicious and it's often overlooked as an important component of a healthy diet. So we look forward to having you join us to learn more about all of the different ways you can incorporate this delicious grain component into a healthy diet.
• What will attendees learn from this session?
• In this session, you will learn about how corn bran can influence our metabolic and cardiovascular health. You'll learn about how enriched corn flour can improve the health of women and children, and also what current trends are out there with regard to corn and how you can incorporate this important grain into a healthy diet.