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To meet the growing need for food to support an increasing population, a country should make use of edible insects as a food source. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but harvesting them will also negatively affect nature. 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.

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The
fast growing
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 population have a high
food
 demand globally.
That is
 why some suggested that eating edible
insects
 is one way to overcome the demand
of
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for
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food
.
Consequently
, several people
against
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on
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it
due
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todue
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 the fact that it is not healthy and have
adverse
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an adverse
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 effect
to
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on
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 the ecosystem. In my opinion, the
disadvatages
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disadvantages
 outweigh the advantages
on
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in
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this
 case. To commence with, one of the biggest issues around the world is the continuously increasing
in
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population. Because of
this
, there is
no
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not
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 enough
food
 to supply the demand and the option is to find other ways just like eating edible
insects
.
However
,
insects
 are repulsive in nature in which we can usually see them in
dirty
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a dirty
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environment
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, just like,
in
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human waste and contaminated water.
Morever
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Moreover
, it is unhealthy to eat them for the reason that they are carrying bacteria from the waste and it will cause gastrointestinal diseases
to
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the people. Apart from that,
insects
 are crucial to the environment and if people
also
 consume
it
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them
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 as
a
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food
 it will affect the balance in
ecosystem
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the ecosystem
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.
On the other hand
,
insects
 are great sources of protein. As the study shows in the United State of America, edible
insects
 have higher protein content
compare
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 to
the
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other animals.
In
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which
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this
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,
it
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will
helps
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 our body to build
a
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strong
muscle
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muscles
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. In my conclusion,
consumption
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the consumption
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 of edible
insects
are
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is
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 detrimental to the health of individuals and
also
 to the ecosystem. Even though
,
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 it is a good source of protein it will not be the best option to be another
food
 source.
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