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How the humble almond became a mighty superfood

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Here & Now Newsroom

December 12, 2025

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 segment aired on December 12, 2025.

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