To meet the growing needs of food for the increasing population, country should make use of edible insects as foods. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but affect negatively the nature too. What are the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

With the rapid growth of the world population and the shortage of

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sources, many nations consider using insect products as additional possible cuisine.

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, It is

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believed that eating

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might affect the health of consumers and impact the natural environment.

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essay will examine the advantages and disadvantages of eating

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. Two major benefits of

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are providing a rich origin of nutritious foods and eliminating the harm to crops.

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, some kinds of

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are proven edible and provide more nutrition than conventional meats

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as beef, pork, and chicken,

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these

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can be a good additional source of

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and diversify the diet of people.

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, cricket provides more protein than beef and is widely eaten in some areas of Thailand and Vietnam.

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, there are some kinds of

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that are harmful to the crops that can be safe for eating. Consuming

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safety to eat

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is a better way to reduce to impact on crops rather than using pesticides.

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, eating

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have some drawbacks like effects on ecology and some

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are poisonous and dangerous. Because

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are in the

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chain, they are the

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for other types of animals like birds, reptiles,... hunting too much wild

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may affect the

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source of other species.

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, the ecology imbalance.

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, some types of

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have poison,

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hunting or eating these

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might be dangerous and harmful to health.

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, scorpions are used as

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or medicine in some Asian countries are poisonous,

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using scorpions as

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must be careful unless it harms health or even death. In conclusion,

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eating

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has certain drawbacks like the effect on ecology and unhealthy for people due to some

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having poison. it has significant advantages in solving the population growth and shortage of

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as an additional source of

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and preventing flora from disease.