Insect protein could support healthy ageing and fight climate change

Throughout history, humans have been fed with what is within reach in the environment in which we live, sometimes responding to the needs of survival and others simply out of curiosity. Hence, entomofagia, that is, the habit of eating insects, was practiced since time immemorable. In the 16th century, Fray Bernardino de Sahagún in the Florentino Codex already described a hundred insects that were part of the diet of the Mesoamerican Indians. Unt…

Insect protein could support healthy ageing and fight climate change

Charoen Krung Photography/ShutterstockWhen we think about the future of food, it’s unlikely that crickets, meal worms or grasshoppers come to mind. But believe it or not, insects might just be one of the most promising answers to two big global problems: feeding a growing (and ageing) population and fighting climate change. As the world’s population heads towards 10 billion by 2050, we’re going to need a lot more food – and especially more prote…