The fruit also helps keep your blood sugar under control ... Article continues below Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree, which is grown in many tropical regions of the world.

Dates are a fruit cultivated from date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), a plant ... Consuming dates does not greatly affect blood glucose (sugar) levels because dates have a low glycemic index (GI).

Credit: Nabeel Hasan Fossil records show that the date palm has existed for at least 50 million years. Traditionally, natural sugar sources such as dates, anjeer and sugar cane were commonly used ...