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This new “superfood” may be the most ridiculous yet

<p>Next time you find a cockroach scurrying around your house, think twice before killing it – you might just be giving up on the goodness of the next big “superfood”.</p> <p>Scientists at India’s Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered that cockroach milk is packed full of nutrients.</p> <p>The particularly species of cockroach, the Pacific beetle, feeds its babies by lactating protein-dense crystals, which pack fats, sugars, amino acids. It’s believed to have three times the energy equivalent of normal dairy milk.</p> <p><img width="406" height="271" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/26/00/36969AA100000578-3707802-Disgusting_or_delicious_The_milk_is_produced_by_the_Pacific_beet-a-3_1469489461628.jpg" class="irc_mi io8TbazDO_jE-pQOPx8XEepE" style="margin-top: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>"The crystals are like a complete food -- they have proteins, fats and sugars. If you look into the protein sequences, they have all the essential amino acids," Sanchari Banerjee, one of the researchers, told the Times of India.</p> <p>“It’s time-release food,” project lead Subramanian Ramaswamy said. “They can be a fantastic protein supplement.”</p> <p>Don’t worry though, it’s still early days and nobody so there won’t be cockroach milk products in stores any time soon. But the researchers say we could be heading in that direction.</p> <p>Yum… </p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/health/body/2016/07/natural-remedies-for-acid-reflux/"><em>5 natural remedies for acid reflux</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/health/body/2016/07/the-long-term-problems-with-a-b12-deficiency/"><em>The long-term problems with a B12 deficiency</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/health/body/2016/07/pomegranate-could-slow-ageing/"><em>This fruit could help slow down ageing</em></a></strong></span></p>

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