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Avocados — a not-so-super food after all?

Irene Banos Ruiz
March 11, 2021

Nutritious and delicious, avocados have conquered palates across the globe. Business is booming — in the past 20 years, avocado production has tripled. But this is also causing a massive strain on resources in places where the water-intensive tropical fruit grows — in particular, Latin America. Is it possible to keep eating our treasured avocados with a clear conscience?

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