Dates
People mainly take Dates for blood sugar. Based on 3 first-hand reports. Ranked #1196 of 3,539 overall.
22
User score
Mostly positive67% positive0% mixed0% negative33% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Dates does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Dates is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
4-6daily
during classas reported
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
No side effects reported so far.
What users say
First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.
“I like to eat some dates during class to keep my blood sugar stable. More effective than most nootropics lol.”
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