If you are pregnant, then dates, popularly known as dabino in Nigeria should be your best fruit. This is because it provides a lot of benefits to women during pregnancy....CONTINUE READING
According to reports gathered from Healthline and Medical News Today, below are some reasons.
1. It Promotes Natural Labour
Studies have shown that eating regularly dates towards three to two weeks before your expected delivery date helps to promote natural labour as well as shortens it. As such, you will not have to go through the painful labour induction processes.
2. Relieves Constipation
Pregnancy hormones cause the gastrointestinal tract to slow down and thus, constipation is a common problem in pregnant women. However, since dates are rich in iron, they may help relieve this constipation and increase your bowel movement.
3. Dates Help To Balance Your Body Fluids
Vomiting is very common in the first trimester. It leads to low potassium levels and body fluids. Dates are rich in potassium, and eating them will help to increase your potassium levels and balance your body fluids.
4. It Prevents Birth Defects
It is the dream of every woman to deliver a healthy baby, and eating dates can help you achieve that. Dates also contain folate, which helps to prevent birth defects such as spina bifida.
5. Prevents Gestational Diabetes
Many women develop high blood sugar during pregnancy. Dates are completely safe. They are low glycemic index foods and digest slowly. As such, dates won’t cause a rapid increase in your blood sugar levels.
6. Prevents anaemia
Dates are a good source of iron which is needed by pregnant women. Eating it regularly provides you with sufficient iron and prevents iron-deficiency-anaemia.
