Posted on 08/08/2018 1:40:15 PM PDT by ETL
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports shows that consuming edible crickets can help support the growth of the probiotic bacterium Bifidobacterium animalis, a strain that has been linked to improved gastrointestinal function and other measures of health, and that eating crickets is not only safe in large amounts but may also reduce inflammation in the body. ..."
“Raising insects for protein not only helps protect the environment, but also offers a more healthful option than meat in many wealthy countries with high-meat diets,”..."
Crickets, like other insects, contain fibers, such as chitin, that are different from the dietary fiber found in foods like fruits and vegetables.
Fiber serves as a microbial food source and some fiber types promote the growth of beneficial bacteria, also known as probiotics.
The small trial probed whether insect fibers might influence the bacteria found in the gastrointestinal tract.
“We evaluated the effects of consuming 25 grams/day whole cricket powder on gut microbiota composition, while assessing safety and tolerability,” the study authors said.
“Twenty healthy adults participated in this six-week, double-blind, crossover dietary intervention.”
“They were randomized into two study arms and consumed either cricket-containing or control breakfast foods for 14 days, followed by a washout period and assignment to the opposite treatment.”
“Blood and stool samples were collected at baseline and after each treatment period to assess liver function and microbiota changes.”
Participants reported no significant gastrointestinal changes or side effects and the researchers found no evidence of changes to overall microbial composition or changes to gut inflammation.
They did see an increase in a metabolic enzyme associated with gut health, and a decrease in an inflammatory protein in the blood called TNF-alpha, which has been linked to other measures of well-being, like depression and cancer.
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I do not care if it makes me live to 110, not eating those bugs.
Obama pushed this not too long ago
If you force your slaves to eat insects it means more waygu beef for you.
Is it good enough if I eat a fish I baited with a cricket? :)
My 2 year old cat loves eating crickets!
so shut up and eat your crickets
Watching more days-long matches on the telly or in person is good for you?
"The Daily Caller noted that in President Obama's best-selling memoir, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, the president recalls being fed dog meat as a young boy in Indonesia with his stepfather, Lolo Soetoro.
"With Lolo, I learned how to eat small green chill peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and, away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy)," the president wrote. "Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths.
He explained that a man took on the powers of whatever he ate: One day soon, he promised, he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share.""
http://abcnewsradioonline.com/politics-news/obama-ate-dog-meat-as-a-boy.html
Since I am a sci-fi nut, I enjoyed that movie !
Yeah, but will liable to keep your bed partner awake all night with all the chirping.
At least the dye does not LOOK like bug.
But they're almost done!
Surely they have a pill for that???
So, why not just make a pill containing “probiotic bacterium Bifidobacterium animalis” and forgo those nasty crickets?
I used to eat them but they make me fart.
This.
Believe I’ll stay with Align, thank you........
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