| Dates offer complete health benefits |
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Dates are known for being sweet and nutritious. They contain oil, calcium, sulphur, iron, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, copper and magnesium. For example, they are known to have 25 per cent more potassium than bananas while being free of fats, sodium, and cholesterol.
Dates are also high in fiber, which makes it an ideal natural snack for adults as well as children. When eaten regularly, dates protect against the building up of cholesterol.
Similar to milk, honey and grapes, dates are considered a complete diet and a very important item of food. Delicious and sweet, dates can be taken as it is or stuffed with nuts. It is also a popular ingredient to be used in cooking among Arabs.
One kilograms of dates contains nearly 3,000 calories which alone are sufficient to supply the minimum daily requirements of an active man for one full day. In other words, one date is a minimum of a balanced and healthy diet.
Research has shown that dates possess its own set of health benefits. Some of the health benefits include as
a natural remedy for those suffering from giddiness due to low sugar level in the blood and low blood pressure. Dates which are sweet, when consumed can help to raise the level of sugar level in the blood.
Dates are also rich in calcium. Consumed regularly, dates can help strengthened bones and are particularly beneficial to young children to prevent rickets, and brittle and weak bones in adults.
To add to the health benefits, dates have been known to contain some stimulants that strengthen the muscles of the uterus in the last months of pregnancy. These stimulants help to dilate the uterus at the time of delivery, and reduce the bleeding.
Dieticians also recommend dates as the best food for women in confinement and those who are breast-feeding. Dates contain elements that assist in alleviating depression in mothers and enriching the breast-milk to make the child healthy and resistant to disease.
Dates are a great remedy for weak hearts and are efficient in preventing respiratory diseases.
The Dates is a laxative food. It is highly beneficial in the treatement of constipation as the roughage provided by its stimulates sluggish bowels.
Dates should be immersed in water at night and taken after making them into a fine syrup the next mornign to secure laxative effect.
The nicotinic properties of dates make them an excellent cure for intestinal disturbances.
Sources:
http://www.familynutritiononline.com/Health%20Articles/health_benefits_of_dates.htm
http://healthmad.com/nutrition/five-health-benefits-of-eating-dates/
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