 The study explores the impact of adding modest amounts of regionally appropriate and farmable insect species on total nutrient intake and population-wide risk of deficiency for specific nutrients of concern, protein, zinc, phylate, and vitamin B12 in Africa and Asia. The results show that consuming 5 grams per day of insects could alleviate a considerable amount of risk of nutritional deficiency, including 67 million fewer people at risk of protein deficiency, 166 million fewer people at risk of zinc deficiency, 237 million fewer people at risk of phylate deficiency, and 251 million fewer people at risk for vitamin B12 deficiency. Additionally, per capita supplies of iron could increase by 3% with insects, with even more significant increases for vulnerable groups in countries currently suffering severe rates of anemia. The study demonstrates the potential for insects to provide nutrition for these populace and rapidly developing regions while safeguarding their global environment. This article was authored by Matthew R. Smith, Valerie J. Stull, Jonathan A. Patts and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.