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Bugs carry parasites. Lots and lots of parasites. And parasite eggs. Cultures that eat insects also have high rates of parasitic infections.
by prometheus76 4y ago
Bugs carry parasites. Lots and lots of parasites. And parasite eggs. Cultures that eat insects also have high rates of parasitic infections.
- Tagbert 4y agoDo you have a source for statements about getting parasites from eating cooked insects? Cows and pigs are more closely related to humans than insects are and their parasites are more likely to be able to cross the species barrier than an insect parasite. That is why we generally cook meat to kill parasites.
- prometheus76 4y agohttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613697/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613697/ To summarize, we don't know the exact impact cooking would have on reducing the risk (the studies haven't been performed), but the risk is to the tune of ~30% of the insects tested from insect farms were contaminated with parasites that are dangerous to humans.
- pugworthy 4y agoFYI I wasn't posting about how good bugs are, I was posting about the negative impression that vat-raised meat can have, which is a bit like the negative impression about bugs. Your own post is a bit of an example of reactionary posts about foods that somehow "disgust" others with opinion sometimes disguised as research showing all kinds of "problems".
- prometheus76 4y agoI was implying that there's a reason why people have a revulsion to eating bugs. It's rational. It's not just "cultural squeamishness". I should have explicitly stated my intent.