NZ researchers explore benefits of crickets to gut health

Tasty, sustainable, protein rich, healthy for your gut...sounds like the perfect snack. But what if I told you that yummy sounding treat was a cricket? A group of New Zealand researchers have just started to explore the benefits of crickets to human gut health, with promising results. The team leader, John Hart says previous US studies have revealed the potential for crickets to improve health - and his research hopes to build on that. Mr Hart told our producer Katie Doyle why he decided to get into the cricket game.