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Some of the date's dietary attributes come in the form of nutrients, including vitamins B1, B2 and B3. These B-vitamins have a variety of roles in the body, one of which is to help in the reactions that convert food into energy. Other health-giving nutrients to be found in dates include the minerals boron and calcium(both of which help maintain strong bones), selenium (which is believed to have cancer-protective properties) and zinc (which helps maintain a healthy immune system). Another of the date's principal components is fiber. Actually, gram for gram, dates contain two or three times the fiber found in green vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage. The predominant type of fiber in dates is what is known as a soluble fiber. As its name suggests, soluble fiber has the capacity to dissolve in water, and forms a gel-like substance within the gut. Dates are rich in one particular type of soluble fiber, known as pectin. One effect of pectin is to slow the speed at which food leaves the stomach, an action which is believed to help put a brake on the appetite. The fiber content of dates also seems to help temper the speed with which they release their sugar into the bloodstream. Studies reveal that dates, despite their intense sugariness, give a relatively slow, sustained release of energy into the system - an effect which helps to maintain energy levels and keep an over-active appetite at bay.

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A house with no dates in it is like a house with no food in it

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A house with no dates in it, its inhabitants (of the house) are hungry

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In this (hadeeth) it shows the excellence of dates, the permissibility of storing them and urging to do that