Write about the following topic. 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. You should write at least 250 words.

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a coin , there exist both sides
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the idea of consuming eatable
insects
to counter the growing
food
shortage due to the ramping up of the
population
. Some might agree with the prompt of intaking edible bugs whereas another group would rally against it stating the negative effects that could emerge. The positives of eating
insects
include numerous health benefits. Few pests or ants are packed with
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nutrition value and
also
with some advantageous chemical components which could benefit the people
intaking
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it.
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, recent research has proved that ants are high in protein and
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anti-oxidants which could help in improving one's health.
Thus
proving that there are some upsides in including them as a part of our diet. Adding upon
this
, there is another instrumental advantage which relates to the ubiquitous nature of certain bugs which
further
leads to
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market
price
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for them.
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the
insects
reproduce much faster than mammals which could help to support the demand better than
the
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animal meat. Looking onto the downsides, the
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foodchain
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might be affected if people start
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hunting
of
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specific
species
of
insects
due to the medical property it holds. Not only
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exacerbate the plummeting
population
of
such
species
due to consumption but
also
significantly introduces
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adverse impact on the
population
of the animals which are dependent on them.
For example
, in a village in China, a specific
species
of locusts were hunted frequently for
food
which
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ended up
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affecting the
population
of the birds that feed upon them.
Thus
the
food
chain disturbance should be carefully handled since a crack in the
food
cycle will end up affecting humans
finally
.Even
insects
contribute immensely
for
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pollination which could
also
face issues if
population
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of
such
species
start dropping.
Thus
the
food
chain disturbance should be carefully handled since a crack in the
food
cycle will end up affecting humans
finally
.Even
insects
contribute immensely
for
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to
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pollination which could
also
face issues if
population
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the population
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of
such
species
start dropping.
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