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Web Stories – 9 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Almonds

Parul Dube

February 9, 2022

Many Indian households have the tradition of adding almonds to desserts or serving them raw as religious offerings or festive snacks. Well, they aren’t so without reason. Almonds are edible seeds from almond trees. The nutritional benefits of almonds are astonishing. They are full of nutrients, and these nuts are also versatile. From sweet to savoury, you can find dishes that use almonds in some way or the other.

Interestingly, almonds are not nuts at all. From a botanical standpoint, they belong to the family of drupes, along with apricots and cherries. However, almonds are generally referred to as tree nuts due to their resemblance to other nuts. Their modest size does not do justice to the immense goodness they contain. Read along and find out why. 

About the Author

Parul holds a Masters of Medical Science in Public Health Nutrition from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and has worked across the globe from the U.K to New Zealand (NZ) gaining her License with the Health Professionals Council (HPC, UK) and the NZ Nutrition Council. From being a Gold medalist in Clinical Nutrition to being awarded an internship with World Health Organisation (WHO, Cairo, Egypt) and Contracts with CDC Parul has had a wide spectrum of work experiences. She is very passionate about Nutrition and Fitness and holds strong to her guiding mantras ‘ Move more’ and ‘Eat Food that your grandmother can recognize’!


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