Caroline Kee is a health reporter at TODAY based in New York City.
It's officially summer and sweet corn season. While corn is eaten year-round, there's nothing quite like enjoying it fresh off the cob. It's delicious on its own or in salads, salsas and more. Corn, born from the cereal grain called maize, originated in Mexico thousands of years ago. It was a staple food for indigenous peoples of the Americas, who introduced modern corn to European colonists, which is how corn spread around the world.
Corn is also a good source of vitamin C, which supports immune function, healthy tissue growth and repair, collagen synthesis, iron absorption and more. One serving of corn can provide about 10% of your daily value of vitamin C. Finally, corn contains antioxidants called lutein and zeaxanthin, which play a large role in vision and maintaining eye health, says Rizzo.
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