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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To solve the
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crisis derived from the world population growing in size, some people suggest insect products as an alternative
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various advantages,
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, in my perspective, it has many potential hazards to the environment and individuals that should not be overlooked. On the bright side,
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are known as a good source of protein, residents in certain nations have been intaking
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as traditional
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for a long time.
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as Korea, fried worms are served in a small cup as street
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. On top of that,
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are easy to be found and captured in the wild, requiring no special equipment, which could be a more economical source to deal with the shortage of
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sources, compared to farming and husbandry. Take campers as an example, when they are trapped in the jungle,
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of hunting animals, they are in favour of consuming
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as an alternative
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safety concerns.
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, the opponents argue that the surge in the consumption of
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could foster downsides to eco-diversity since a decremental population of
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will lead to an unfunctional biological cycle, and the number of plants and small animals, which depend on
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, will go down as well.
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, the decrease in the number of bees could cause a drop in flowers' quantity, since they need bees to spread flower powder.
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, some people are worried about the
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problem of hygiene regarding insect products
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their habitats, since the majority of
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live in dark and humid environments that could
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contain a great
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of germs. To summarise, it is inevitable that the
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crisis will continuing deteriorates in the future, and insect products could be one of the cogent solutions,
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, the drawbacks they cause should not be overlooked since those could lead to a serious environmental issue.
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