DeFoliart G R
Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA.
Annu Rev Entomol. 1999;44:21-50. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.44.1.21.
The traditional use of insects as food continues to be widespread in tropical and subtropical countries and to provide significant nutritional, economic and ecological benefits for rural communities. Westerners should become more aware of the fact that their bias against insects as food has an adverse impact, resulting in a gradual reduction in the use of insects without replacement of lost nutrition and other benefits.
在热带和亚热带国家，将昆虫作为食物的传统做法仍然很普遍，并且为农村社区带来了显著的营养、经济和生态效益。西方人应该更加意识到，他们对昆虫作为食物的偏见产生了不利影响，导致昆虫的食用逐渐减少，而失去的营养和其他益处却没有得到补充。
