Health benefits of dates
I love this wonderful fruit, make for a great snacks and it's sweet taste is just right to satisfy my sweet tooth, you can imagine my pleasant surprise when i found that it's actually good for my health,take a look at the following fact about this fruit;
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Wonderfully delicious,
dates are one of the most popular fruits with an impressive list of
essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, required for normal
growth,
development and overall well-being.
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Fresh date is made of
soft, easily digestible flesh with simple sugars like fructose and
dextrose that when eaten replenishes energy and revitalizes the body
instantly; thus, for these qualities, dates are being used to breakfast
during Ramadan months.
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The fruit is rich in dietary
fiber, which prevents dietary LDL cholesterol absorption
in
the gut. It
is also a good bulk laxative. The fiber content helps to protect the
colon mucous membrane by decreasing exposure time and as well as
binding to cancer causing chemicals in the colon.
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They contain many health
benefitting flavonoid polyphenolic antioxidants known as
tannins.
Tannins are known to have anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, and
anti-hemorrhagic (prevent easy bleeding tendencies) properties.
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They are a good source of
Vitamin-A which is known to have
antioxidant properties and is essential for vision. Vitamin A also
required maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of
natural fruits rich in vitamin A is known to help to protect from lung
and
oral cavity cancers.
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The fruit is very rich in
antioxidant flavonoids such as beta carotene,
lutein, and zeaxanthin.
These antioxidants have the ability to help protect cells and other
structures in the body from oxygen free radicals and thereby found to
be
protective against colon, prostate, breast, endometrial, lung, and
pancreatic cancers.
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Dates are an excellent
source of iron,
contains 0.90 mg/100 g of fruits (about 11% of RDI).
Iron, being a component of hemoglobin inside the red blood cells,
determines the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
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In addition, They are good in potassium.
Potassium is an important component of cell and
body fluids that help controlling heart rate and blood pressure; thus
offers protection against stroke and coronary heart diseases.
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They are also rich in
minerals like calcium, manganese, copper,
and magnesium. Calcium is an
important mineral that is an essential constituent of bone and teeth,
and required by the body for muscle contraction, blood clotting, and
nerve impulse conduction. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor
for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Copper is required in
the production of red blood cells. Magnesium is essential for bone
growth.
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