In August of 2014, James Hamblin looked at some of the effects of almond agriculture as well as the health benefits of consuming the trendy nut. “Coverage of almond-nutrition research necessarily affords a narrow vantage on health. It seems like every day someone asks me to dichotomize a health trend: good or bad. Almonds are a great example of why I'm terrible at doing that,” he wrote.
We want to hear what you think. Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com.
Emily Anne Epstein is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where she oversees visuals. She has worked as a photojournalist, reporter, and the managing editor of the New York Observer.