Dates prevent stroke
Eating dates lowers blood cholesterol and prevents strokes and heart attacks, said one nutritionist.
Morteza Safavi stated: Dates are one of the sources that provide all the vitamins that are useful for the physiological activities of the body.
Unripe dates are rich in vitamin E, which is useful in treating impotence in men and women, he said.
The nutritionist added: Vitamin E is an antioxidant that is effective in storing vitamins A and C and the element selenium in the body. It also increases youthful energy and delays cell aging.
He said: Vitamin E in dates prevents the formation of clots in the coronary arteries of the heart and has diuretic properties. It lowers blood pressure and prevents strokes and heart attacks. People with high blood pressure can eat dates. Vitamin E in dates also prevents miscarriage in pregnant women.
The nutritionist said: Dates are rich in B vitamins, which prevent skin, mental and nervous disorders in the body.
Safavi added: Vitamin B1 in dates reduces blood cholesterol in people and also reduces blood pressure and migraine headaches.