Tom Bridgeland <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I occasionally nibble a few bites of young
>corn, more than that would give you diarrhea.

That's probably because niacin (vitamin B3) in corn is bound. You can
release it by soaking corn in ash water. You can also treat corn with lime.
(I don't eat corn, but if I would have to, I would do that.) Eating too
much untreated corn can give you pellagra.

Fredrik