To meet the growing need for food for the increasing population, the country should make use of edible insects as food. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but affect negatively the nature too. What are the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience

An increasing
number
of
people
believe that the government should turn edible
insects
into
food
due to
the growing population in the
country
and the need for
food
,
while
others think that it is unhealthy and might have a damaging effect on nature. In my opinion, making edible
insects
into
food
can help many low-income families get
food
easily,
while
at the same time having a detrimental effect on the ecosystem. An obvious advantage of making use of edible
insects
as
food
could be an easy way for
people
in undeveloped countries to get
food
.
For instance
,
the
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comparison of
undeveloped
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an undeveloped
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and developed
country
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countries
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, many
people
agree that
people
in
undeveloped
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the undeveloped
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country
are lacking
of
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food
due to
the increasing
number
of
poeple
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people
. As the
poeple
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people
in undeveloped
country
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are
noramlly
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normally
staying in the
outskirt
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,
insects
are something that can be found easily around them. For
this
point, making edible
insects
as
food
will allow the individuals in the
country
to get
food
without paying a lot of money.
Althought
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Although
edible
insects
can be easily found and have it as a
food
, it might not be a healthy choice. There are an increasing
number
of
people
having
stomuch
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stomach
diseases,
such
as
food
poisoning,
stomuch
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stomach
flu
as well as
gastric
due to
taking too much
unhygience
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unhygienic
food
. Edible
insects
may not be as clean as vegetables or the meat that we usually eat in our daily lives, which might harm our
body
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as our digestive system might not be able to tolerate
such
foods.
On the other hand
, eating
insects
is not a good
ideas
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as it will
cause
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a negative effect on our nature. To maintain a
balance
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ecosystem, plants, animals and
insects
play a fundamental role in which, to make sure our next generation can live in a better world. By increasing
number
of population in eating
insects
, the
insects
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insect's
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numbers will soon drop. For
this
point,
this
is a problem as animals and
insetcs
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insects
need each other to live and survive in order to
main
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maintain
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a
balance
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ecosystem.
To conclude
, having
eidible
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edible
insects
for
people
could help them in getting
food
easier
whereas
it might harm
the
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human's
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health and
the
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nature.
Government
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The government
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should do more and try to find other solutions to solve the problem of
growing
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the growing
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need for
food
for the increasing population.
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