Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharon Radisch What are dates—and why should you give a fig about these natural treats? Eaten on its own, a date is a nutritious ...

Normally with foods this sweet, we’d tell you to steer clear. Here’s why we’re making an exception for dates. Craving something sweet, but worried about your blood sugar? Ditch the processed treats ...

Today on World Food Day, a team of Plant Scientists from King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) has begun a major project to improve global date palm production and protection.

You may have munched on a date as a part of a charcuterie board or tossed it into a smoothie for a dash of sweetness. But dates have so much more to offer than natural sweetness. Each bite of the ...

Cultivated since approximately 6000 B.C, the date fruit is one of the sweetest fruits that can significantly boost energy levels within half an hour of consuming it. In fact, taking one date per day ...

Figs and dates are both sweet fruits with similar nutrition profiles, but figs are higher in calcium while dates are lower in fat and sweeter. They also have different textures — figs are crunchy and ...

Jujube fruit is a sweet, low-calorie fruit high in fiber and antioxidants. Eating jujube may help with digestion and improve ...