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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?

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In today's world, with an increasing population, some
countries
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 need to use
insects
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 for their
food
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 supplies to support their
people
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, while some
people
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 believe using
insects
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 as
food
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 can have a negative impact on the environment not good for our health, which
this
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 essay discusses both positive and negative points. On the
one
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 hand, using
insects
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 as part of our routine foods can help lots of poor
countries
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 to help their residents from starving, because in some
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people
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 can not buy meat or chicken
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 of poverty.
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,
insects
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 are a huge resource of proteins which are really good for our body and can be used
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 of other types of foods.
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, there are a lot of
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 in Africa which have an amazing diversity of
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, which means,
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 in those areas should learn how to eat and put
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 in their
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 chain.
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, killing
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 can damage the environment and the
food
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 cycle of nature, because each type of insect will kill the other
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 which makes the insect's population balance.
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, we do not sure if that insect is healthy and does not carry any dangerous viruses with it,
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, eating
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 can be a huge risk to our health.
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, in Africa, there are some flies which carry abysmal sickness,
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, if you eat
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 of those you have to go through several problems. To conclude, the world has to find a way to feed the growing population and
one
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 way can be by using
insects
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 which can help lots of
people
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 from starving and lack of protein,
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, consuming
insects
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 can hurt our health and damage the eco-system.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • food scarcity
  • edible insects
  • nutritional benefits
  • cultural barriers
  • psychological barriers
  • mainstream food source
  • carbon footprint
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • environmentally sustainable
  • economic benefits
  • local farmers
  • health safety
  • allergies
  • pesticides
  • pollutants
  • ecosystems
  • biodiversity
  • regulations
  • hygiene
  • unforeseen consequences
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