1. Promotes satiety because it has a hardened consistency, needs to be chewed more, making leptin (satiety hormone) at optimal levels 2. Protects the heart contains nutrients that help lower bad cholesterol (LDL) 3. Retards aging process contains resveratrol (antioxidant) 4. Reduces abdominal fat contains omega 3 (fatty acid that prevents the formation of new fat stores) 5. Prevents cramps from being rich in potassium