Which of the Following Is True of Entomophagy, the Eating

question 111

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of entomophagy, the eating of insects?

• A) The 1,462 species of edible insects are environmentally devastating to raise.
• B) It is not taboo in the contemporary United States to eat bugs.
• C) Many bugs have a better feed-to-meat ratio than do other animals.
• D) People who eat insects run the risk of being protein deficient.
• E) Eating bugs is one of the easiest ways to contract an intestinal parasite.

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