Health Benefits Of Dates

Control Over Blood Sugar

The fiber in dates may benefit control over blood sugar by slowing digestion and possibly keeping blood sugar from rising too high after a meal. Consequently, dates have a low glycemic index, which is a measurement of how quickly blood sugar rises after eating a specific food. In 2011, there was a study in which scientists determined the glycemic index of five types of dates by feeding them to healthy volunteers and then measuring their blood sugar. They then tested the effects of the dates on the blood sugar of volunteers with diabetes. The scientists found all five types of dates had low glycemic indices and could benefit patients with diabetes.

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