In the holy month of Ramadan, many Muslims practice the sunna of eating sweet tidbits first before continuing to eat the rest of the food. And specifically, those tidbits are usually dates.
Being a fruit rich in soluble dietary fibres , these fibres attract water which in turn increase the fluidity of our stomach content and therefore provide the feeling of fullness by prolonging the time it spends in the stomach. However, when we end up eating high carb foods such as plain noodles or white bread, we easily feel very hungry afterwards. Carbs like white bread, noodles and sugary drinks are easily digestible sugars so your blood sugar spikes and drops very quickly and that can lead to a food coma.