ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2023
Insects as food and medicine: a sustainable solution for global health and environmental challenges.
Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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- Comprehensive Analysis of Bacterial Communities and Microbiological Quality of Frozen Edible Insects.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Advancing Food Security with Farmed Edible Insects: Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects.Insects · 2025Review
- Consumer attitudes and perceptions on consumption of edible insects among communities in western Kenya.PloS one · 2025Article
- A secreted C-type lectin in Periplaneta americana functioning in antibacterial activity, innate immune signaling and leg regeneration.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Potential of edible insects as alternative protein source for the older adults.Current research in food science · 2025Review
- Impact of Edible Insect Polysaccharides on Mouse Gut Microbiota: A Study on White-Spotted Flower Chafer Larva (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sustainable agriculture: leveraging microorganisms for a circular economy.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2024Review
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- Toxicological Evaluation Verifies the Safety of Oral Administration of Steamed Mature Silkworm Powder in Rats.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
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.
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