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How the humble almond became a mighty superfood

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published December 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM EST
Almonds are pictured at a stand of the Slow Food Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)
Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images
Almonds are pictured at a stand of the Slow Food Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan traces how the almond became America’s favorite nut, and whether the science about its superfood status is all that it’s cracked up to be, with Paul Kita, deputy editor of Men’s Health.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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