[rhade (OP)]

I was eating sweetcorn the other day. About 24 hours later I noticed, as I have before, that a lot of it ends up floating down the toilet, apparently undigested. What I want to know is:-
Why is the human body apparently so bad at digesting it?
And, if it isn't being digested properly, is it doing me any good?

[Geezer]

I think you're supposed to chew it rather than swallow it []

[RD]

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=2375.msg18709#msg18709

BTW did you notice you were being filmed  [] ...

[Don_1]

I think you're supposed to chew it rather than swallow it []

Since I prefer corn on the cob, swallowing it might be a tad difficult.

[Geezer]

Since I prefer corn on the cob, swallowing it might be a tad difficult.

It's not that hard, but this is the "proper" way to eat them.

[Emmacruz]

There are quite a few health benefits of sweet corn. The significant amount of folate corn supplies helps in maintaining a good health for our heart. Statistics have proven that for smokers, sweet corn consumption reduces the risk of lung cancer.

[WorldOfBiochemistry]

The fact that it has some undigested parts does not mean that those parts are useless. For example, those fragments are useful in maintained a proper fecal water level. Furthermore, the undigested fragments are further digested by the intestinal flora, allowing a proper equilibrium between them.