MIGHTi
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The Mission to Improve Global Health Through Innovation. // Built out University of Wisconsin-Madison research, MIGHTi is now a broader, applied nonprofit!
Email: [email protected]
Joined July 2014
Please share with your networks! @JulieLesnik @FliesFacility @AgEntoGirl @MealFlour @NACIA_org @InsectsFoodFeed @IFW_2022 @jkinyuru @FManditsera @avanhuis
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Incredible postdoc available at Tufts: "Sustainable Sources of Protein (crickets!) in the Prevention of Chronic Disease." Work with the Vitamins & Carcinogenesis Team & the Nutrition and Genomics Team. See details here.
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Did you miss “Edible Insects” last night? Not to worry—you can watch it on the @PBS Video app or online now:
pbs.org
NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.
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Support this amazing initiative by Asociación Todos Juntos to improve food security and nutrition in Guatemala including edible insect farming thanks to @MealFlour !!
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@MIGHTinsects was thrilled to be included in the brand new @novapbs special on edible insects alongside leaders in industry and academia including @JulieLesnik @AspireFG @gabeaspires @Brooklynbugs17 and others!
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SUPER thrilled to see @PBS @novapbs showcasing #EdibleInsects tonight, esp w/ #insectCuisine enthusiasts like @Brooklynbugs17 are featured, showcasing depth & breadth of #insectIngredients. @LittleHerds approves. 8pm CST #Tonight @austinpbs
#entomophagy #eatbugs #BrooklynBugs
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Support this amazing initiative by Asociación Todos Juntos to improve food security and nutrition in Guatemala including edible insect farming thanks to @MealFlour !!
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Who are NACIA members & how are they contributing to the future of #insectagriculture? Thanks to @jiminysforpets Beta Hatch @farmsfororphans & @_vstull_ of @MIGHTinsects for sharing your stories! #edibleinsects #sustainableagriculture #zerohunger
https://t.co/o9fqdjjbKt
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👍 from EFSA @EFSA_EU. Locust is safe as Novel Food in Europe 🦗🦗. A milestone. First Tenebrio, now locust.... looking forward to know EFSAs opinion on crickets. @susinchain @jkinyuru #sustainablediet #edibleinsects
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⚡️ REGISTRATION OPEN @IPIFF_org is kindly inviting you to join its upcoming webinar organised as part of the 🌍@UN #FoodSystems Pre-Summit. #UNFSS2021
#EUGreenDeal
#edibleinsects
#insectfeed 1/2
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New MIGHTi Research out in Environmental Research Letters (Open Access) - relevant #planetaryhealth collaboration between @_vstull_, Matt Smith & Sam Myers at Harvard University, and @jonathanpatz @UWGlobalHealth
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New MIGHTi research out! Potential health impacts of boosting insect consumption across Asia & Africa: just 5 g/day could alleviate considerable risk of nutritional deficiency (~67 million fewer people at risk of protein deficiency, ~237 million for zinc)
iopscience.iop.org
Nutritional and environmental benefits of increasing insect consumption in Africa and Asia, Smith, Matthew R, Stull, Valerie J, Patz, Jonathan A, Myers, Samuel S
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New @MIGHTinsects research out in @InsectsFoodFeed highlighting what we know about the impacts of eating insects on human health! Hint: we need more human intervention studies, but the evidence so far is compelling.
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#Insects🦗| The EU gives green light to eating mealworms for human consumption. The protein and fiber rich mealworms are probably the first in a line of edible insects to be added in the coming years. https://t.co/On1FHk7ApE
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Confirming what we know! Plus they are tasty. https://t.co/OwN5CUjKtx
theguardian.com
Move paves way for high-protein maggot-like insect to be approved for consumption across Europe
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Super exciting work!
Insect farming is taking off in #Madagascar as a way to combat malnutrition & alleviate pressure on animals hunted for bushmeat. My piece for @mongabay feat @CortniBorgerson, @ant_explorer & @mobotgarden. Thanks to @rivonala77 for doing local interviews.
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Great introduction by @avanhuis at Insects Feed the World virtual conference. #insects #ifw2020online #insectfeed #edibleinsects
#circulareconomy
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