Benefits of dates

Dates have many benefits, since they are high in calcium, which is important for the bone formation, and potassium (ex. 12 dates contain 650 mg of potassium found in bananas and oranges), and the average calories in dates is 23 calorie per date.
In addition to, it's high levels of starchy materials important for energy, such as sugar, fructose and glucose.
A fasting person depends on sugar for energy, especially stored in the liver. Sugar in "suhoor" meal (last meal before fajr) supplies you with energy for 6 hours and then your body gets energy from the liver sugar. When you break your fast with dates or ripe dates containing monosaccharides, sugar reaches parts of the body, particularly the brain. In contrast to, filling the stomach with food and drinks in the beginning, that delays sugar absorption until two hours after eating.
Dates mixed with milk are considered an integrated food. And a lot of Bedouins rely on dried dates and goats milk, so they keep a healthy and slim figure. But you should be careful if you take medications for depression or blood pressure, and consult your doctor before eating dates, since they contain tyramine, which can interact with medications and cause high blood pressure.