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More than likely, do not worry because they're more than likely good for you anyways.
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I don't know if it is a pound, but the FDA does allow a percentage of insect body parts in the processing of food.
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No, this is all a big myth. But some people say it's true.
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On a yearly basis the average person in Europe and North America eats about:
- 70 kilograms (156 pounds) of sugar
- 60 kilograms (133 pounds) of vegetable oil
- 43 kilograms (96 pounds) of protein
- 18 kilograms (40 pounds) of fiber
This totals about 400 kg or 880 lb each year, with water in the food this comes to almost 750 kg/yr or 1500 lb/year. However some foods are not likely to contain insects or insect bits (sugar, protein, vegetable oil) so you are left with on the 40 lb of fiber to contain all the "bug bits"
From the Wikipedia article on Entomophagy (eating insects) it would appear that at most there would be a couple of milligrams of insect fragments in any given food per 10 gram sample - say 5mg/10g or 1part bugs to 2000 parts food.
So, if you live mainly on cereals, breads, candy, penut butte, and canned friuits and veggies you may get up to 1 lb/yr. A healthier diet will see a lot less.
An aside: Bugs aren't all that bad for you. They are a good source of protein. Many countries have a "bug enhanced" diet. In Europe and North America we happily eat bug derived products like honey.
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How many insects do humans eat in a year without knowing it?
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How many insects do humans eat?
it is said to believe that humans eat about one pound of insects every year without even knowing it! But that is just myth!! There is no scientific proof that we eat a pound of insects every year. There are insect pieces in almost all processed foods sold in any grocery store. How much processed food we eat determines how many bugs we eat. YAY!
How many pounds of insects do spiders eat in a year?
50
How many insects do spiders eat every year?
1,309,763
What do ground insects eat?
I dont know never want to know and dont care
How are insects are alike?
they are alike in every way because they are the same thing! 'bug' is just a stupider word for 'insect'
How are perches beneficial to humans?
Chiefly they benefit humans as a food source and they also eat many insects that have aquatic stages in their development.
Do mammals eat insects?
Some mammals eat insects. Many apes and monkeys, aardvarks, anteaters, the sloth bear, aardwolfs and to some degree, humans, eat insects. In the animal kingdom, an animal who's diet consists mainly of insects is called an insectivore. The practice of humans eating insects is called entomophage.
What are the foods that reptilians eat?
Reptilians eat on a variety of things, from insects to other reptiles, humans, rodents, birds, many things.
Who eat cabbage?
Humans,turtles,frogs,insects and mice eat cabbage.
Are gecko's harmful to humans?
No, geckos are not harmful to humans. If anything, they are beneficial to humans because they eat insects
The terror of the insect world?
One reason might be that they are carnivorous predators and eat many smaller insects. The adults fly around and catch smaller insects in the air, while the larvae hunt smaller insects and other invertebrates under water. Also, many dragonflies are very large for insects. However they are completely harmless to humans and do not bite, sting or carry disease. In fact, they are good for humans because they eat harmful insects such as mosquitoes.
