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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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The development of the healthcare system has
been
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accelerated within the
last
 decades due to globalization and technological inventions.
This
 has led to an increase in life expectancy in the world, which is correlating with a need to provide medical and financial support for
this
 category of society and
burden
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 on taxpayers.
However
, these issues could be solved by increasing the retirement age, encouraging pensioners to work and pay taxes and, in general, all categories of society for a healthy lifestyle, so that
people
 would be admitted to hospitals rarer. It is proven, that elderly
people
 need more financial help.
This
 means,that if life expectancy is longer, it overloads the healthcare system, which is not funded enough, as another fraction of the budget is needed to provide pensions for the same
people
.
This
 issue could be solved by encouraging
people
 to stay at work longer, providing them with necessary support and flexible hours or by increasing the retirement age. Following
this
, they still would be able to pay taxes and replenish the budget. Another major problem is that
this
 category of society is visiting hospitals and surgeries more often than others.
However
,if a healthy lifestyle,
for instance
,
healthy
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 diet, and physical exercises, were encouraged,
people
 would be able to stay healthy longer and avoid hospital admissions.
This
 would diminish the burden on National Healthcare. All things considered, though there is a number of problems
causing
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 by suddenly growing life expectancy, there are solutions for them,
for instance
, encouraging
people
 not to retire and to have a healthy lifestyle, increasing the retirement age. All the above-mentioned strategies would be able to balance the system.
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