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?

Should insect-based

food

become the new main source of

food

? Some

people

may believe that in

this

current situation, where the

food

supply does not match the

food

demand, the solution is to consume more insect-based

food

.

On the contrary

, some groups oppose

this

idea. In

this

essay, I will present my opinion and draw out the advantages and disadvantages of insect consumption.

To begin

with, the benefits of eating

insects

,

although

insects

are perceived as gross by many

people

, they contain a lot of energy.

This

means that it is suitable for the increasing population, as

people

will consume less amount of

food

but still reach the daily calories consumption.

Moreover

, if the

food

in the world became more insect-based, the farming of dairy products would reduce. Diary products are one of the main sources of

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gas emissions, which is the cause of climate change. By becoming more insect-based, climate change and scarcity of

food

issues will be mitigated.

However

, some

people

believe that consuming

insects

is not only unhealthy but can cause

further

environmental problems.

This

is due to the fact that some

insects

contain poisonous chemicals that can lead to sickness.

For example

, there are several reported cases of nausea after eating scorpions. If the

food

providers did not remove the venom or cook the

insects

properly, the consumers would experience the unpleasant side effects of the venom.

In addition

, the method of harvesting the

insects

may lead to environmental issues.

This

is because it is difficult to zone the area of farming, as they are small. If

insects

were released into a wild ecosystem, it would lead to the disruption of a natural ecosystem.

This

can cause a chain reaction to occur and ultimately lead to an extinction of a species. In conclusion, even though there are some benefits to making use of edible

insects

as a

food

source, the drawbacks are stronger. It is true that the population is increasing, but the production of

food

is sufficient

to

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everyone.

Therefore

, the solution to

this

is to fix the

food

distribution system, not turning into an insect-based society, as insect consumption

do

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more harm than good to both individuals and the environment.