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I found tiny insects in the cereal i was about to eat, but that i ate earlier today. i threw away the cereal... but will it harm me if i ate insects?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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Unlikely: Survivor ate all kinds of bugs, and some societies bugs are in the diet. Likely killed by stomach and digestive juices and pass on by.

Answered 11/28/2013

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A member asked:

I found tiny insects in the cereal i was about to eat, but that i ate earlier today. i threw away the cereal... but will it harm me if i ate insects?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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