To meet the growing needs of food for the increasing population, country should make use of edible insects as foods. 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 own knowledge or experience.

With the rapid growth of the world population and the shortage of

food

sources, many nations consider using insect products as additional possible cuisine.

On the contrary

, It is

also

believed that eating

insects

might affect the health of consumers and impact the natural environment.

This

essay will examine the advantages and disadvantages of eating

insects

. Two major benefits of

insects

are providing a rich origin of nutritious foods and eliminating the harm to crops.

Firstly

, some kinds of

insects

are proven edible and provide more nutrition than conventional meats

such

as beef, pork, and chicken,

therefore

these

insects

can be a good additional source of

food

and diversify the diet of people.

For example

, cricket provides more protein than beef and is widely eaten in some areas of Thailand and Vietnam.

Secondly

, there are some kinds of

insects

that are harmful to the crops that can be safe for eating. Consuming

this

safety to eat

insects

is a better way to reduce to impact on crops rather than using pesticides.

However

, eating

insects

also

have some drawbacks like effects on ecology and some

insects

are poisonous and dangerous. Because

Insects

are in the

food

chain, they are the

food

for other types of animals like birds, reptiles,... hunting too much wild

insects

may affect the

food

source of other species.

Consequently

, the ecology imbalance.

In addition

, some types of

insects

have poison,

therefore

hunting or eating these

insects

might be dangerous and harmful to health.

For example

, scorpions are used as

food

or medicine in some Asian countries are poisonous,

thus

using scorpions as

food

must be careful unless it harms health or even death. In conclusion,

although

eating

insects

has certain drawbacks like the effect on ecology and unhealthy for people due to some

insects

having poison. it has significant advantages in solving the population growth and shortage of

food

as an additional source of

food

and preventing flora from disease.