While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...

Approved insect species provide high-quality protein, healthy fats, and micronutrients and can be incorporated into familiar ...

Ever eaten bugs? Honors students get a lesson on the legal, social and environmental dimensions of the modern food system during an Honors College Signature Seminar.

Tried meatless Mondays? How about black fly Fridays or scorpion Sundays? New York City-based chef Joseph Yoon started cooking insects four years ago for an art project. He now wants to change our ...

The scope of insect diet science and technology -- Food science, food technology, and insect diet programs -- Representative case studies -- Antioxidants -- Antibiotics -- Sensory qualities and ...

Tufts welcomed chef Joseph Yoon, the executive director of Brooklyn Bugs Wednesday, April 17, to host an educational workshop on the health and environmental benefits of incorporating insects into the ...

Eating insects is not a common practice in many cultures, but research indicates that it could be a good source of nutrition and even improve gut health. Phys.org tells us that Tiffany Weir, an ...

Show me your jaw and I'll tell you what you eat: This could be the motto of a study conducted at Kiel University (CAU) and the University of Tokyo. The researchers investigated whether the wear and ...

Voravut Ratanakommon, from Boston, looks at fried rice with meal worms that he ate at a pop-up restaurant. Menu items included grasshopper burger, meal worm fired rice and bbq buffalo worms. Hungry ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis want to interview cat owners about the growing trend of insect-based pet food. Reading time 2 minutes Scientists in California want to know if you ...