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Why aren’t we eating more insects?

Why aren’t we eating more insects?

Update: 2024-09-194
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We try some cricket tacos and ask what role insects might play in our future diets, in a special programme with a live audience at Green Man Festival in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in Wales.

Our panellists:
Peter Smithers, an entomologist and fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
Aaron Thomas, co-founder of Yum Bug, which makes meat out of crickets
Dr Emily Porter, a dietician and gut health specialist for the NHS and The Gut Health Clinic

What else should we explore – and where else should we visit? Send your suggestions to insidescience@bbc.co.uk

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Gerry Holt
Editor: Martin Smith
Sound manager: Mike Cox
Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

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Why aren’t we eating more insects?

Why aren’t we eating more insects?

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