News that Charlie Sheen is HIV positive came as a shock for many, but this isnât the first time a famous individual has had to make that dreadful announcement. Charlie Sheen, 50, and Magic Johnson, 56, are only a few of the celebs who have had to share their very private struggle with HIV with the world. Check out a few of the other public figures who have dealt with the life threatening disease in the public eye. News that Charlie is HIV positive broke on Nov. 16.
They include starch, a form of carbohydrates that plants store, and fiber, the mostly undigested part of the plant. Foods that contain complex carbs include grains, breads, pasta, beans, potatoes, corn and other vegetables.
To put it in perspective, 1 ear of corn on the cob has 60 calories and 2.3 grams of sugar compared to 1 cup of pineapple which has 80 calories and 16 grams of sugar. Fresh corn can be a healthy part of a meal as long as it isnât slathered in butter and salt. 3. Corn is to blame for the obesity epidemic. Corn has been a nutritionally critical food staple for thousands of years. Our Mayan and South American ancestors have been using corn for centuries â long before the obesity epidemic was even remotely conceivable. Demonizing corn does not solve the problem.