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 fact that it is not healthy and have
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the ecosystem. In my opinion, the
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case. To commence with, one of the biggest issues around the world is the continuously increasing
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to supply the demand and the option is to find other ways just like eating edible
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are repulsive in nature in which we can usually see them in
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human waste and contaminated water.
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, it is unhealthy to eat them for the reason that they are carrying bacteria from the waste and it will cause gastrointestinal diseases
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the people. Apart from that,
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are crucial to the environment and if people
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it will affect the balance in
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are great sources of protein. As the study shows in the United State of America, edible
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have higher protein content
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other animals.
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. In my conclusion,
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of edible
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detrimental to the health of individuals and
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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
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source.
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