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Europe's aversion to eating insects may have deep ecological and evolutionary roots

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Europe's aversion to eating insects may have deep ecological and evolutionary roots
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In recent years, human population growth, coupled with the climate crisis, environmental pressures, and current production and consumption patterns, has driven the search for alternative food sources. With 1,611 insect species listed as edible, organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have proposed insects as a sustainable food source.

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