The challenge in the edible insect industry is to reverse consumers’ aversion to insects, which is a barrier to their consumption. This requires innovation by users rather than producers. This study aimed to present how edible insects could be promoted as medical foods from the health professionals and caregivers’ perspective. By analyzing the characteristics of the medical foods market, this study found a niche market and plan to develop medical foods using edible insects as an alternative to meet the needs of consumers. The survey participants were caregivers, nurses, and doctors as providers of medical foods. Based on the survey results, this study proposed strategies to reduce consumers’ aversion to edible insects and increase their consumption. To promote insect medical foods, it is required to hold frequent insect-related events and use clean raw materials.

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食用昆虫成为医疗食品需要什么？从卫生专业人员和护理人员的角度来看。

食用昆虫工业的挑战是扭转消费者对昆虫的厌恶，这是其消费的障碍。这需要用户而不是生产者进行创新。这项研究旨在从卫生专业人员和护理人员的角度介绍如何将食用昆虫作为医疗食品推广。通过分析医用食品市场的特征，本研究发现了一个利基市场，并计划开发使用食用昆虫作为替代品以满足消费者需求的医用食品。参加调查的人是护理人员，护士和医生，他们是医疗食品的提供者。根据调查结果，本研究提出了减少消费者对食用昆虫的厌恶并增加其消费量的策略。为了宣传昆虫医疗食品，