Since the last
meeting of the American Heart Association, a great deal of media
attention has been focused on low-carbohydrate–high protein
(LC–HP) diets run counter to all the current evidence-based dietary
recommendations for healthy populations. It has been suggested
that these diets, which were introduced originally as weight-loss
regimens, also have a significantly beneficial effect on a variety
of cardiovascular risk factors. It is clear that people who consume
such diets have a reduced intake of calories, resulting in a predictable
degree of weight loss (Kappagoda, Hyson, & Amsterdam,
2004). The percentage of lipid ranged from 5.41% in june beetle
to 36.87% in queen caste. Lipids are essential in diets as they in-crease the palatability of foods by absorbing and retaining their flavors
(Aiyesanmi & Oguntokun, 1996), are also vital in the structural
and biological functioning of the cells and help in the transport of
nutritionally essential fat-soluble vitamins (Omotoso, 2006).