Dates: A Natural Ally in Promoting Digestive Comfort and Heart Health
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https://doi.org/10.61166/clean.v3i2.29Keywords:
Dates, Digestive health, Cardiovascular health, Ajwa dates, Prophetic medicine, Functional foodsAbstract
The date (Phoenix dactylifera) has been part of people's diets for thousands of years throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, where it was not only a significant source of food but also a representation of food security, perseverance, and God's grace. With the rise of modern nutritional science, dates are increasingly seen as functional foods because of their high content of dietary fibre and natural sugars as well as an array of minerals and bioactive components. This paper will provide an interdisciplinary analysis of the effects of dates on digestive comfort and cardiovascular welfare using both contemporary research in nutrition and religious texts (i.e., the Qur'an and Hadith). Using clearly specified headings that are appropriate for journal articles and providing extensive elaboration on each topic, this study illustrates how the teachings of Islam and the scientific community have converged to support dates' health benefits. This study concludes that dates exemplify a holistic approach to nutrition, integrating the spiritual, cultural, and physical aspects of human health.
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