New Study: Insect-based foods unlikely to replace meat in Western diets

New Study: Insect-based foods unlikely to replace meat in Western diets

A peer-reviewed study has unveiled that psychological and cultural barriers are major obstacles to insect-based foods replacing traditional meat in Western diets. Report recommends that policy and food innovation should focus on plant-based alternatives to meat which are more widely accepted by consumers. A peer-reviewed analysis, published in the prestigious Nature journal npj Sustainable Agriculture, has found that efforts to incorporate edibl…