MC 4455: Advertising Campaigns: Dates (Fruit of Palm): Nutrition Facts

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Al-shahib, Walid, and Richard J. Marshall. 2003. "the fruit of the date palm: its possible use as the best food for the future?." International Journal Of Food Sciences & Nutrition 54, no. 4: 247. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, EBSCOhost (accessed January 24, 2014).

Al-Kuran, O. O., Al-Mehaisen, L. L., Bawadi, H. H., Beitawi, S. S., & Amarin, Z. Z. (2011). The effect of late pregnancy consumption of date fruit on labour and delivery. Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 31(1), 29-31. doi:10.3109/01443615.2010.522267

Habib, H. M., & Ibrahim, W. H. (2011). Nutritional quality of 18 date fruit varieties. International Journal Of Food Sciences & Nutrition, 62(5), 544-551. doi:10.3109/09637486.2011.558073

Miller, C., Dunn, E., & Hashim, I. (2002). Glycemic index of 3 varieties of dates. Saudi Medical Journal, 23(5), 536-538.

Vandepopuliere, J., al-Yousef, Y., & Lyons, J. (1995). Dates and date pits as ingredients in broiler starting and coturnix quail breeder diets. Poultry Science, 74(7), 1134-1142.

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