Happyletics!: Health benefits of Dates

Dates, are the healthy? Can they be included in a well balanced diet? Do they help in muscle building? Of course i am talking about palm dates, not the one which you may have imagined. In this article we are going to try and find answers to some of these questions.

Nutritional content of Dates.

Nutrition	Average sized date
Calories	20
Total fat	0.03 grams
Total carbohydrates	5.33 grams
Deitery fiber	0.6 grams
Sugar	4.5 grams
Protein	0.17 grams
Vitamin B-6	0.012 miligrams
Iron	0.07 milligrams
Magnesium	3 milligrams
Potassium	47 milligrams

7 Benefits of eating Dates

Helps tackling colon problems: If you are suffering from digestive problems and are not able to digest food properly, this can help. If you are suffering from colon cancer, this can help, but not too much, because it has sugar and sugar is also cancer feeding.
High in potassium: Potassium is an electrolyte which is needed for a good heart health. If you are one of those guys who have hypertension problems and blood pressure issues, this can definitely help. Potassium also helps to build muscle and proteins in the body.
Vitamin B-6: It plays an important role in the body. It is needed to maintain the health of nerves, skin, and red blood cells. It also helps in brain boosting.
Anti inflammatory: If you feel pain in joints, arthritis etc. This will help as it has magnesium which is an anti-inflammatory property rich mineral.
High in fiber: Just ¼ of a cup of dates provides 12 percent of a person's daily fiber requirement. Fiber helps a person feel fuller for longer.
Great for substitutions: People can replace the sugar, chocolate chips, or candies in baking recipes with dates to ensure they are eating natural sugars instead of refined sugars.
Muscle building goals: If you want to add some natural calories with all these other benefits listed above, consume 3-5 dates 1 hour before workout and 3-5 dates half hour after your protein shake after workout. When you consume dates before workout, you will intake some natural sugar which you may need for heavy lifting in the gym, and which will get burned along also. on the other hand when you consume dates after your workout, it will help you to replenish the depleted sugar from your body which would have gone down because of strength training. Instead of having carbohydrates supplements and all, its's better that you add dates as they are have natural sugar.

Considerations:

Dates have a very high sugar content relative to the rest of their nutritional value. People who are trying to manage their blood sugar, such as those with diabetes, should be mindful of their total sugar intake when consuming dates. Eating dates in moderation is unlikely to raise a person's blood sugar excessively, even if they have diabetes. Dates are a low glycemic index food that does not result in significant increases in blood sugar in people with or without diabetes.

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