Some people believe that insects should be part of our lives, while others argue that consuming insects could have negative effects not only on human life but also on the environment. In this essay i will discuss both points of view.
As the population increases rapidly, our food supply is getting shorter and shorter day by day; sometimes it is nearly impossible to provide them with food. The present rate of food production is unable to meet the requirements of the world population. For this reason, some people think that we can add insects to our daily to life to save ourselves from dying due to the cause of hunger. Also, throughout the course of humanity, there have been various examples of people who have used insects as a source of food at times for sustainability. Moreover, some insects have a lot of health benefits, such as improving the digestive system and controlling cholesterol and diabetes. According to some researchers, people who eat insects live much longer than those people who don’t eat insects.
However, there are many underlying factors relating to health problem just because of consuming insects in their lives. As humans are not familiar with a diet including insects, some people might have digestive problems, and some might face a problem getting viruses in their bodies, which can cause death. On the other hand, by eating these little creatures, we might destroy our habitat. For example, the number of bees is decreasing at an alarming rate due to mass deforestation. Furthermore, if we can work on agriculture, then we don’t have any need to eat insects. We can fulfill the human food needs.
In conclusion, it is necessary to counter the increasing food demand of the growing world. However, it should not come at the cost of human well-being and mass destruction of natural habitats.