“These products are garbage,” he says. "We are not used to them, they are not part of the Mediterranean diet. And they could be a threat for people: we don’t know what eating insects can do to our bodies.
As opposed to red meat, which we know causes health issues in large quantities…
People are afraid of change, I get it. The thought of eating bugs weirds me out too, but do it for a month or so and I’m sure it’s fine.
It isn’t like humans haven’t been eating bugs for decades anyway. IMO they’re just ignorant of the fact that they’re already eating bugs inside processed food. Every bite you take could already contain some delicious bugs.
Vegetables in large quantities also produce a wide variety of toxins, plants don’t exactly want to be eaten. It seems odd to ignore moderation when it goes both ways.
As opposed to red meat, which we know causes health issues in large quantities…
People are afraid of change, I get it. The thought of eating bugs weirds me out too, but do it for a month or so and I’m sure it’s fine.
It isn’t like humans haven’t been eating bugs for decades anyway. IMO they’re just ignorant of the fact that they’re already eating bugs inside processed food. Every bite you take could already contain some delicious bugs.
That’s technically true. Hundreds of years (pdf warning) is, technically, countable in double-digit decades.
The famous Mediterranean diet did not include the ridiculous amount of meat and animal products that are so common today.
Vegetables in large quantities also produce a wide variety of toxins, plants don’t exactly want to be eaten. It seems odd to ignore moderation when it goes both ways.