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Edible insects and their potential anti-obesity effects: a review
Food Science of Animal Products, 2023 Available evidence suggests that the consumption of edible insects may not only contribute protein and other valuable nutrients to the human diet but may also provide health benefits through various insect-derived peptides and bioactive compounds.
Klaus W. Lange, Yukiko Nakamura
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Edible insects and their acceptance in western societies
, 2020 This paper examines current literature on edible insect consumption in western culture through an inductive lens, addressing environmental, nutritional, food security, anthropological and psychological aspects of the topic.
Jauniskis, Pijus, Michopoulou, Eleni
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African edible insects as human food – a comprehensive review
, 2023 In Africa, food insecurity seems to be a continual problem as a result of various factors such as extreme poverty, water scarcity, land degradation, and climate change.
Ghisletta, M. +12 more
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‘Just don’t tell them what’s in it’: Ethics, edible insects and sustainable food choice in schools [PDF]
, 2020 Supporting young people with global crises mitigation strategies is essential, yet loaded with ethical dilemmas for the educator. This study explores whether young people will make ethical decisions regarding the sustainability of food choice in schools,
Jones, Verity, Verity Jones
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Current Research in Food Science, 2023 This review explored the potential of edible insects to address the challenges of malnutrition and food security. Although grain production in China has met the Food and Agriculture Organization standards, the shortage of protein supply is still a big ...
Xueying Lin +8 more
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Edible insects exert a high potential renal acid load to the human kidneys
International Journal of Food Properties, 2023 The potential renal acid load (PRAL) describes the capacity of a food to produce acid or base in the human body. The long-term consumption of high-PRAL diets induces a chronic low-grade metabolic acidosis state that has been associated with inflammation ...
Maximilian Andreas Storz, Roman Huber
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023 Background Located in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (South-Kivu), Kalehe and Idjwi are two relatively unexplored territories with little to no research on edible insects even though anthropo-entomophagy practice is widespread.
Jackson Ishara +7 more
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Edible insects: the value chain
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2019 How can we face the challenge of future nutrition security? Insects offer a high quality, efficient and sustainable alternative to the common protein sources, and have the capacity to valorise organic side streams. As such, insects can close the loop in a circular economy.
Lakemond, C.M.M. +2 more
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, 2022 Every day, there is an increase in environmental damage on the planet regarding human action. One of the causes is food production. Edible insects are presented as an option to mitigate the environmental damage generated by the production of conventional
Ordoñez-Araque, Roberto +5 more
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Edible insects - specification part 2 : products containing edible insects [PDF]
, 2020 Use of edible insects to enhance nutritional contents of food products, especially snacks, is viewed as a potential option to enhance human nutrition.
Nakimbugwe, Dorothy, Chrysantus, Tanga
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