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.

Population grows nowadays which leads to overpopulation and causes a fundamental problem which is insufficient

food

resources. In order to fulfil

this

requirement, edible

insects

are being promoted. Some people think

that is

not suitable to consume and may do harm to nature. In

this

essay, I will discuss both advantages and disadvantages.

Firstly

, intaking

insects

give a good diet. According to scientific research,

insects

contained high resources of protein which the human body required.

For instance

, a supplement company had labelled that their product ingredients contained

insects

to achieve the protein level.

Moreover

, edible

insects

solve the problem of poverty as high-protein meal increases satiety which requires adequate portions. As the result,

insects

could be promoted in the daily diet as it is rich in protein-based.

On the other hand

, over-consuming

insects

could break the

food

chain and cause an imbalance which leads to the destruction of nature. Animals that eat

insects

as a living will decrease their

food

source if human becomes a competitive factor. To illustrate

this

point, frogs hibernate during the winter, and before

this

, they have to prepare sufficient

food

for themselves. Unfortunately, their prey is being hunted by humans which causes them insufficient preparation and leads them to danger. So, over-intaking

insects

do bring negative effects on nature. In conclusion,

although

intaking

insects

provide a

food

source and manage the shortage, over-consuming it may endanger other animal species as their number of prey decrease due to human hunting.

Nevertheless

, it should be done under the circumstances that neither side would face negative affect.