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United Nations recommends eating more bugs

Imagine your dinner plate filled with beetles, worms, wasps, and caterpillars. Yum, you say. Well, the United Nations (UN) states that a diet of insects can be nutritious since insects are high in protein, minerals, and fats. A diet high in insects may also decrease the rising levels of obesity.

The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization recommended eating more bugs to help address global food insecurity. These experts feel that eating insects could help to protect the environment and address the rapidly increasing demand for food worldwide. Farming insects will produce a much lower level of greenhouse gases compared to livestock. As an example, pigs produce up to 100 times more greenhouse gases per kilogram than mealworms.

Insects are actually a delicacy in many parts of the world. They are a staple of many diets in Asia, Africa, and parts of Latin America. Of the over 1 million known species of insects, nearly 2000 are consumed regularly by humans. They can be eaten whole or ground into a powder, paste, or made into a sauce.

Source : healthnewsobserver.com