Monday, May 27, 2013

Eating insects may help fight obesity

One might think that eating beetles, caterpillars, ants may affect the chill, but the authors of the UN report, which was published on Monday, said that the health benefits from consumption of insects contain many nutrients for growth, it could help in the fight against obesity. There are more than 1,900 species of insects eaten around the world, particularly in Africa and Asia, but people in the West in general يأنفون from insects such as grasshoppers and termites.
For their part, said the authors of the study of forest management - which is part of the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture, "FAO": Many of the insects contain the same amount of protein and minerals, such as meat and healthy fats than recommended by doctors in the diets balanced.
He also stressed Arnold Van Hughes, University Fajnngen the Netherlands and one of the authors of this report "that in the West there is a culture biased, we believe that the insects will not be as good as they come from developing countries."
Said Eva Mueller, of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the restaurants in Europe began offering dishes made from insects for dinner as exotic delicacies.
, The report also pointed out that, in addition to help in the battle against obesity in charge of the World Health Organization estimates that it doubled soon since 1980, affecting 500 million people, the establishment of plantations of insects is likely to be less dependent on the ground of cattle traditional, and produce gases causing climate change to a lesser extent. And will also provide opportunities in the export trade and for the poor in developing countries, and especially women, who are often responsible for collecting insects in rural communities.

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