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2025-03-17 08:30:01 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0A5866EDEEEDDB71F8C6D69F0C536CF9BFCD8B9329CB61C43FE3C8BDFB92E05D
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While humans may not fully digest chitin, eating insects is not inherently harmful and may even offer health benefits when handled properly. The claims made in the OP are exaggerated and misleading based on current scientific understanding: 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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