You may feel icky about munching on insects, but they feed about 2 billion people each day (Mmm, fried tarantulas).
This will help people in the future because if we run out of food sources it might hep us humans as a source of proteins
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- May 2015
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ed.ted.com ed.ted.com
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blogs.kqed.org blogs.kqed.org
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With the global population slated to hit nine billion by the year 2050, and meat consumption increasing steadily around the world, our current land and water resources simply don’t supply enough animal protein to meet the future demand.
I think bugs are a good solution for a supply of nutrition. Bugs are not high in demand right now while traditional meats are. We are running out of resources and space for our growing population
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Would you eat insects as part of a sustainable, earth-friendly diet?
I like most people find bugs disgusting but they are a good source of protein and they are also an alternative for food.
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With the global population slated to hit nine billion by the year 2050, and meat consumption increasing steadily around the world, our current land and water resources simply don’t supply enough animal protein to meet the future demand.
I agree that there should be a new way to consume meat but I also think it should be done differently than eating insects.
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Before you gag, chew on this: nearly 80 percent of the global population eats insects as part of their normal diet, and insects are related to delicacies in western cuisine including shrimp, crayfish and lobsters.
This is also significant because I would never eat a bug but 80 percent of the population already eats it. Also, insects are related to shrimp, which I have eaten before.
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Around the world, as countries’ economies develop and people gain the ability to purchase more expensive food, diets generally change to include more meat.
This quote is significant because the article says that meat will run out because we are consuming it all. And a solution is to eat bugs.
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