Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries?
Insects have been eaten by humans since around 10000 years and they are still eaten nowadays by humans in most cultures around the world. Insects are a good source of protein and also have other nutritional values. Production of insects as food does not require so much resources as for example meat...
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| author | Hayo, Everlyne |
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| description | Insects have been eaten by humans since around 10000 years and they are still eaten nowadays by humans in most cultures around the world. Insects are a good source of protein and also have other nutritional values. Production of insects as food does not require so much resources as for example meat production. Hence, insects are cheap, rich of nutrients and environmental friendly.
Children in poor areas in developing countries often eat an undiversified diet which leads to a nutrient deficiency, like kwashiorkor or marasmus. It has been known that kwashiorkor and marasmus are diseases caused by protein deficiency. More current research proved that kwashiorkor and marasmus are not necessarily caused by protein deficiency, but instead that it is caused by deficiency in any of the so called type II nutrients, of which protein is one of them.
This study investigated whether nsenene (East Africa grasshoppers) can be a source of nutrient that can cure or prevent the malnutrition diseases kwashiorkor and marasmus. It was found that nsenene can not cure those diseases, because treating a child with the wrong nutrients, like for example protein, can lead to death. A child suffering from kwashiorkor or marasmus needs a very special diet. The consumption of nsenene would, however, contribute to varying the diet of a poor child so that kwashiorkor and marasmus could be prevented by including nsenene in the diet. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU98512016-12-02T09:44:50Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/9851/ Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? Hayo, Everlyne Diet and diet-related diseases Insects have been eaten by humans since around 10000 years and they are still eaten nowadays by humans in most cultures around the world. Insects are a good source of protein and also have other nutritional values. Production of insects as food does not require so much resources as for example meat production. Hence, insects are cheap, rich of nutrients and environmental friendly. Children in poor areas in developing countries often eat an undiversified diet which leads to a nutrient deficiency, like kwashiorkor or marasmus. It has been known that kwashiorkor and marasmus are diseases caused by protein deficiency. More current research proved that kwashiorkor and marasmus are not necessarily caused by protein deficiency, but instead that it is caused by deficiency in any of the so called type II nutrients, of which protein is one of them. This study investigated whether nsenene (East Africa grasshoppers) can be a source of nutrient that can cure or prevent the malnutrition diseases kwashiorkor and marasmus. It was found that nsenene can not cure those diseases, because treating a child with the wrong nutrients, like for example protein, can lead to death. A child suffering from kwashiorkor or marasmus needs a very special diet. The consumption of nsenene would, however, contribute to varying the diet of a poor child so that kwashiorkor and marasmus could be prevented by including nsenene in the diet. Människor har ätit insekter sedan ungefär 10 000 år tillbaka och äts fortfarande av människor i de flesta kulturer. Insekter är en bra källa till protein och andra näringsämnen. Produktion av insekter som livsmedel kräver inte lika mycket resurser som till exempel köttproduktion. Sammanfattningsvis är insekter billiga, näringsrika och miljövänliga. Barn i fattiga områden i utvecklingsländer har ofta en ensidig kosthållning vilket leder till näringsbristsjukdomar som till exempel kwashiorkor och marasmus. Det har varit känt att kwashiorkor och marasmus orsakas av proteinbrist. Aktuell forskning har dock visat att dessa sjukdomar inte nödvändigtvis orsakas av proteinbrist, men att sjukdomarna istället orsakas av en brist på så kallade typ II-näringsämnen, av vilka protein är ett. Denna studie har med hjälp av en litteraturgenomgång undersökt om nsenene (Östafrikansk gräshoppa) kan vara en näringskälla som kan bota eller förebygga näringsbristsjukdomar som kwashiorkor eller marasmus. Det visade sig att nsenene inte kan bota sjukdomarna, eftersom barn kan dö om man behandlar det med fel näringsämnen, som till exempel protein. Ett barn som lider av kwashiorkor eller marasmus måste ha en speciell kost. Intag av nsenene kan bidra till att variera ett fattigt barns kosthållning, så att kwashiorkor eller marasmus kan förebyggas genom att inkludera nsenene i dieten. 2016-12-01 First cycle, G2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/9851/1/hayo_e_161202.pdf Hayo, Everlyne, 2016. Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? : entomophagy, nsenene, kwashiorkor and marasmus in East Africa. First cycle, G2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Food Science <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-550.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-6107 eng |
| spellingShingle | Diet and diet-related diseases Hayo, Everlyne Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? |
| title | Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? |
| title_full | Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? |
| title_fullStr | Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? |
| title_short | Can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? |
| title_sort | can edible insects prevent or cure malnutrition diseases in relatively poor areas in developing countries? |
| topic | Diet and diet-related diseases |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/9851/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/9851/ |