Aidoo Owusu Fordjour, Osei-Owusu Jonathan, Asante Kwasi, Dofuor Aboagye Kwarteng, Boateng Belinda Obenewa, Debrah Shadrack Kwaku, Ninsin Kodwo Dadzie, Siddiqui Shahida Anusha, Chia Shaphan Yong
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Department of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Front Nutr. 2023 Jun 14;10:1113219. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1113219. eCollection 2023.
Insects are a significant source of food for millions of people worldwide. Since ancient times, insects in medicine have been contributing to the treatment of diseases in humans and animals. Compared to conventional animal farming, the production of insects for food and feed generates significantly less greenhouse gas emissions and uses considerably less land. Edible insects provide many ecosystem services, including pollination, environmental health monitoring, and the decomposition of organic waste materials. Some wild edible insects are pests of cash crops. Thus, harvesting and consuming edible insect pests as food and utilizing them for therapeutic purposes could be a significant progress in the biological control of insect pests. Our review discusses the contribution of edible insects to food and nutritional security. It highlights therapeutic uses of insects and recommends ways to ensure a sustainable insect diet. We stress that the design and implementation of guidelines for producing, harvesting, processing, and consuming edible insects must be prioritized to ensure safe and sustainable use.
昆虫是全球数百万人的重要食物来源。自古以来，昆虫在医学上就一直有助于治疗人类和动物的疾病。与传统的畜牧业相比，用于食品和饲料的昆虫生产产生的温室气体排放量显著减少，占用的土地也少得多。可食用昆虫提供许多生态系统服务，包括授粉、环境健康监测和有机废料分解。一些野生可食用昆虫是经济作物的害虫。因此，将可食用害虫作为食物进行收获和消费，并将它们用于治疗目的，可能是害虫生物防治方面的一项重大进展。我们的综述讨论了可食用昆虫对粮食和营养安全的贡献。它突出了昆虫的治疗用途，并推荐了确保可持续昆虫饮食的方法。我们强调，必须优先制定和实施关于可食用昆虫的生产、收获、加工和消费的指导方针，以确保安全和可持续的使用。
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