Here's one vegetable that many Americans do eat enough of, and that's a very good thing.

Corn is high in protease inhibitors, which have been shown to prevent cancer in lab studies.
In fact, researchers have found a strong correlation between corn consumption and low death rates from colon, breast, prostate cancer, and heart disease.

Corn's a good source of protein and simple and complex carbohydrates, which provide both short- and long-term energy.

An ear of white corn also contains four grams of soluble fiber; yellow corn contains half as much.
Both kinds offer plentiful thiamin, the B vitamin that's essential for converting food to energy.

Many people think that if certain foods are good, a lot is better.
This is not always the case, and high doses of certain food are actually toxic.

Read about the healthy food, research the vitamins and minerals and check with your health care provider if you are unsure about how much to eat and how much may be too much.

The best way to get the daily requirement of 13 essential vitamins is to eat a balanced diet that contains a variety of foods and take a "Standardized" (quality) multivitamin supplement.