Insects as food and medicine: a sustainable solution for global health and environmental challenges.
ecosystem function
edible insects
entomophagy
entomotherapy
food security
insect-based foods
Journal
Frontiers in nutrition
ISSN: 2296-861X
Titre abrégé: Front Nutr
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101642264
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
01
12
2022
accepted:
22
05
2023
medline:
30
6
2023
pubmed:
30
6
2023
entrez:
30
6
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37388630
doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1113219
pmc: PMC10303143
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
1113219Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Aidoo, Osei-Owusu, Asante, Dofuor, Boateng, Debrah, Ninsin, Siddiqui and Chia.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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