Dates: benefit and harm
Dates are a sweet and delicious fruit that grows on palm trees 25 meters high.These fruits perfectly replace food - the Arabs generally use dates instead of bread, and their ability to give strength and energy to a torn / weakened organism was known to Alexander the Great - before each battle, he forced his soldiers to eat 7 fruits.
chemical composition and calorific dates
Nutritional value of 100 g:
- Calories: 292 kcal Protein
- 2,5 c
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrate: 69.2 g
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- Dietary fiber: 6 c
- Organic acids: 0.3 g
- Water: 20 g
- unsaturated fatty acids: 0.1 g
- Mono- and disaccharides: 69.2 c
- Ash: 1.5 g
- Saturated fatty acids: 0.1 g
Microelements:
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- 65 mg Magnesium 69 mg Sodium
- :
- 32 mg Potassium 370 mg Phosphorous
- : 56 mg
Vitamins:
- Vitamin PP: 0,8 mg
- Vitamin B1( thiamine): 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B2( riboflavin) 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B5( pantothenic): 0.8 mg
- Vitamin B6( pyridoxine) 0.1 mg
- Vitamin E( TE): 0.3 mg
- Vitamin PP( niacin equivalent): 1.9 mg
Microelements:
- Iron: 1,5 mg
Dates are distinguished by a large amount of carbohydrates in its composition - up to 69%.But all the charm is that they are represented exclusively by natural sugars - fructose, glucose, sucrose.Such natural sugars perfectly supply the body with fast energy, so if necessary, quickly recover after a long work it is enough to eat several fruits of the date palm.
This product is very nutritious, but there are not enough calories in it - 30 grams of dates( this is one berry) account for approximately 90 kcal, so several dates as a snack or an early dinner will not damage the figure.
In addition, the dates contain many minerals - potassium and magnesium, iron and zinc, phosphorus and magnesium and others.
Benefits dates
the product in question is very beneficial effect on the entire organism :
- relieves even chronic insomnia;
- improves the work of the brain, in particular - increases the level of attention even with severe fatigue, improve memory;
- affects the condition of hair and nails - give them strength and shine;
- skin with regular use of dates becomes more elastic;
- from the body naturally removes excess fluid;
- regulates psycho-emotional background, prevents the development of stresses, relieves irritation;
- improves overall performance.
Note: , according to doctors and scientists, needs to eat 15 dates a day on average, so that the organs and systems work beneficially, and the body receives the necessary dose of vitamins and minerals.
If you consider the use of dates in relation to human health, on the medical side, then the following is their potential :
- improve the metabolic processes of the body;
- increases the level of the immune system;
- correct the work of the cardiovascular system - lower blood pressure, prevent anemia, increase the number of red blood cells in the blood, reduce the level of cholesterol and sugar in the blood;
- strengthens the walls of the heart;
- improve blood circulation;
- are used to prevent heart attacks and strokes;
- prevents the formation of thrombi in small and large vessels;
- corrects the digestive system - relieves heartburn, improves intestinal motility, restores intestinal microflora;
- help to cure liver and kidney diseases more quickly;
- have a detrimental effect on the inflammatory processes in the joints - the dates simply stop them;
- relieve dizziness, migraine;
- helps to remove parasites( helminths) from the body.
It is useful to regularly eat dates for women - they will help reduce the intensity of premenstrual syndrome, support the body during the period of hormonal adjustment( menopause, menopause).And for men, this date palm fruit is useful - increasing the potency is guaranteed.
If, due to circumstances, it is necessary to take medications of different action for a long time, the patients simply show dates - they will reduce possible side effects.
Harm to dates
After reading the previous section of the article, we can conclude that the dates are useful to all and in all quantities.But doctors and scientists argue that even such useful fruits can harm the body. Therefore it is worth remembering :
- dates are quite a "heavy" product - they are too long to digest in the stomach, so too many of them can lead to constipation and violations of the stomach's peristalsis;
- the product under consideration is capable of activating or provoking inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract - for example, if a person has a history of acute gastritis or chronic gastritis, then the date intake should be limited to no more than 3 pieces per day;
- very often the dirt sticks to the dates, which is difficult to clean - so the pathogenic microflora is introduced into the body.
Contraindicated to eat dates for people diagnosed with :
- stomach ulcer;
- chronic gastritis in the acute stage;
- colitis;
- enteritis.
It is strictly forbidden to use the product in question for diabetes mellitus and hypersensitivity / individual intolerance.
Features of the use of dates
The fruits of date palms can be eaten both fresh and dried.And, as a rule, on the shelves of shops you can meet the second option - dried dates are loved by adults and children.And if you talk about fresh fruits, it's worth knowing - they are used in salads, when baking meat, for making jams / jams / drinks.
It is interesting that the juice from fresh dates is a pure alcoholic beverage, which is used to make liqueurs.From dates, flour is also produced - it is used for making buns, cakes, pastries, which will have an exquisite taste.From dates make honey, sugar - these fruits can successfully replace these products, which is important for those who want to get rid of excess kilograms.
Important: The main nuance of using this product is the rule: never mix dates with citrus - it's tasty, but dangerous, as it can cause sudden and powerful stomach upset, lead to a rapid development of gastritis and peptic ulcer.
Dates are an amazing product.It is absolutely necessary to introduce it into the diet, but only with a clear understanding of how much and how to use it.Only in this case this little fruit will help the body cope with both fatigue and various pathologies.
