The statement that “three kinds of people should not eat dates” is false. Every 100 grams of dates contains about 15 grams of water, about 70 grams of sugar, a small amount of protein and very little fat. The fiber content of dates is between 4% and 5%. The calorie content per 100 grams of dates is roughly between 300 and 350 calories, with some slight variations depending on the type of dates, but overall the calorie content is very high. Therefore, dates are a typical high-calorie, high-carb, low-protein, low-fat, high-fiber food. Dates also have a very high glycemic index and are a high glycemic index food. Therefore, obese patients as well as diabetic patients, should be appropriate to eat less or avoid eating dates, other metabolic syndrome patients should also control the intake of dates.