There has been an increasingly high demand for avocados in recent years. There are several reasons, for example, they can help lower cholesterol, are considered a "superfood", and are full of "good" fat and vitamins. They can also be used for beauty treatments.

These high-calorie treats have tons to offer, but their increasing popularity is becoming a bigger issue than simply posting annoying pictures of avocado toast on Instagram. They're stealing all our water too. Our obsession with avocados has led to illegal deforestation as farmers attempt to keep up with the product demand.

Our obsession with avocados is causing a deforestation in Mexico. Due to their popularity farmers are expanding their crop production and cutting down pine forests. The issues that result from deforestation is that fewer trees cause more CO2 in the atmosphere, which can result in climate change.

Also, Avocado trees need twice as much water as pine trees. With California's ongoing drought, which prompted Governor Jerry Brown to call for drastic water restrictions, avocado consumption is becoming harder to justify, as it takes roughly 74 gallons of water to grow a pound of avocados. Though the majority of avocados consumed in the U.S. are imported from Mexico and Chile. Avocado growers in Chile are using up tons of groundwater.

There are some forests in distress are protected wintering grounds for the monarch butterfly. So the next time you are thinking about "adding guac" think about the forests in Mexico, our climate, our water supply and the butterflies.