新奇事件簿 聯(lián)合國(guó)提倡多吃昆蟲(chóng)緩解糧荒

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A new United Nations report says that we should all eat insects. The report is from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. It is called "Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security". The U.N. says it is important we eat insects to help the Earth. It gave three reasons why we should be adding insects to our diet. The first is they are good for our health. "Insects are healthy, nutritious alternatives to mainstream staples such as chicken, pork, beef and even fish." The second reason is they are better for the environment than breeding cows, sheep, and other animals. Finally, "insect farming" would help millions of poor families around the world eat and start a small business.

一項(xiàng)新的聯(lián)合國(guó)報(bào)告指出，我們都應(yīng)該食用昆蟲(chóng)。這是聯(lián)合國(guó)糧食及農(nóng)業(yè)組織所做出的報(bào)告。報(bào)告的名稱叫作“食蟲(chóng)：未來(lái)食品安全。”聯(lián)合國(guó)稱，食用昆蟲(chóng)能夠幫助我們拯救地球。就為什么應(yīng)該食用昆蟲(chóng)，聯(lián)合國(guó)給了如下三個(gè)原因。第一，昆蟲(chóng)有益健康。食用昆蟲(chóng)非常健康，昆蟲(chóng)富含大量能夠替代主食的營(yíng)養(yǎng)物質(zhì)，例如雞肉、豬肉、牛肉，甚至是魚(yú)類。第二個(gè)原因是，對(duì)保護(hù)環(huán)境而言，食用昆蟲(chóng)要比飼養(yǎng)牛、羊等牲畜更加利于環(huán)保。最后，“昆蟲(chóng)養(yǎng)殖業(yè)”將解決全球上百萬(wàn)家庭的吃飯問(wèn)題，幫助他們開(kāi)始進(jìn)行小本經(jīng)營(yíng)。

Many cultures already include insects in their diet. The report says: "Many people around the world eat insects out of choice, largely because of the [tastiness]….More than 1, 900 species have reportedly been used as food." However, most people in Western or "developed" countries think the idea of eating insects is disgusting. The report says governments need to educate Westerners about the benefits of eating bugs so they get over the "disgust factor". Ento, a company in London that sells insect-based food, said it is difficult to get people to eat creepy-crawlies. It told the "New Scientist" magazine: "On paper, insects are fantastic, but on a plate, most people won't touch them."

在許多不同文化中，人們已經(jīng)開(kāi)始將昆蟲(chóng)列入食譜。報(bào)告稱：“就食用昆蟲(chóng)而言，全球許多人口是出于自己的選擇，而大部分原因是因?yàn)樗兜栗r美。有報(bào)道稱，有超過(guò)1900種昆蟲(chóng)用于食材。然而，絕大多數(shù)西方國(guó)家，或是發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家認(rèn)為食用昆蟲(chóng)很惡心。報(bào)告稱，政府需要將食用昆蟲(chóng)的好處講授給西方民眾，這樣他們才能戰(zhàn)勝“惡心”的心理因素。一個(gè)名叫“Ento”的倫敦公司銷售昆蟲(chóng)食物，公司稱，讓人們?nèi)ブ苯邮秤茂}人的爬行動(dòng)物，這非常難。公司在《新科學(xué)家》雜志上稱：“如果把昆蟲(chóng)放在紙上，人們會(huì)覺(jué)得昆蟲(chóng)很棒，但是要是讓他吃下，絕大多數(shù)人都不會(huì)觸碰它。