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2024-09-23 02:55:10 UTC - HELPFUL
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While chitin is found in most insects, it is also found in crabs, lobsters, and mushrooms. OP claims we can’t digest chitin; however, we can’t digest most of the fiber we eat from plants either. Chitin does not cause disease. Facts: https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32GB9GE https://fullfact.org/health/bugs-chitin-health/ https://slovak.leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/06/fact-check-eating-insects-is-not-necessarily-harmful-to-humans.html https://www.cpp.edu/honorscollege/documents/research-posters/AG/avs_jolitz.pdf Chitin benefits: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230907141931.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5680136/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19940-8
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