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Many people find the very thought of insects disgusting, especially when they're in your food. The This blog is focused on
sense of eating insects has nothing to do with the actually eating quality; it’s simply a cultural norm increasing the ingestion of
that insects are “icky”. But have you ever considered that insects could be nutritious, food and nutrition
environmentally friendly, and more abundant than other foods. Insects are rich in protein, fats, and information. Our hope is
other vitamins and minerals. They are also low in fat and contain large amounts of fiber. We already with knowledge and
discussion to underscore
eat exotic foods like alligator, animal intestines, snails, octopus, and lamb. There’s no reason we the truth and confront
shouldn’t include insects into our diet. misinformation in the
nutrition field.
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The global population is expected to increase in
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environment, there is a need to conserve our January 2017
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(Kouřimská & Adámková, 2016). Insect farming December 2016
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insects don’t need much space, they are able to October 2016
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live under all sorts of conditions and easy to
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feed (De Prins, 2014). It is easy to farm them on
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a large scale without damaging the
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produce less gases such as methane and (/blog/archives/02-2015)
ammonia, and they are less likely to transmit January 2015
infections to humans compared to livestock (/blog/archives/01-2015)
(Tao & Li, 2018). December 2014
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References
De Prins, J. (2014). Book review on Edible insects: Future prospects for food and feed security. Advances In Entomology, 02(01). doi:
10.4236/ae.2014.21008
Jaynie Tao, Yao Olive Li; Edible insects as a means to address global malnutrition and food insecurity issues, Food Quality and Safety, Volume
Kouřimská, L., & Adámková, A. (2016). Nutritional and sensory quality of edible insects. NFS Journal, 4, 22-26. doi: 10.1016/j.nfs.2016.07.001
Moffit, M., & Brown M. (2014, June 24. Should We All Be Eating Insects. [Photograph] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=iM8s1ch5TRw&t=104s
Oonincx, D. G. A. B., de Boer, I. J. M. (2012). Environmental impact of the production of mealworms as a protein source for humans—a life
Oonincx, D., van Itterbeeck, J., Heetkamp, M., van den Brand, H., van Loon, J., & van Huis, A. (2010). An Exploration on Greenhouse Gas and
Ammonia Production by Insect Species Suitable for Animal or Human Consumption. Plos ONE, 5(12), e14445. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0014445
The Lion King. [Photograph] Dir. Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers. Perf. James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Walt Disney
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