According to a modern medical survey, it is now accepted that dates are useful in preventing abdominal cancer. People who follow Islam and observe¿¿fastings, break their fast by eating them along with water. This also¿¿helps avoid overeating of¿¿food¿¿once¿¿the fast is over. When the body begins to absorb the high nutritional value of the dates, feelings of hunger are pacified.