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Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by nivertech on Thursday August 18, 2022 @07:34AM (#32508068)
Google it, lots of material on this subject.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectin#Dietary_lectin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba#Health_concerns

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Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by adrianN on Thursday August 18, 2022 @08:29AM (#32508663)
The sources you provide say that a) cooking inactivates the lectins, b) there is no strong evidence of long term adverse effects in humans.
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Re:Edible insects role in transmission of parasitic diseases... by devteambravo on Friday August 19, 2022 @05:55AM (#32519154)
Hard to trust google on such a query.
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