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[-] minishoemaze@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago

"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.

[-] sirdorius@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

The famous Mediterranean diet did not include the ridiculous amount of meat and animal products that are so common today.

[-] averyminya@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

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.

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