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"Ensure is intended for supplemental use with or between meals and for interim sole-source nutrition." Soylent is a total food replacement; you don't need to e

by Retra 11y ago

"Ensure is intended for supplemental use with or between meals and for interim sole-source nutrition." Soylent is a total food replacement; you don't need to eat anything else at all. It's not supplemental, and it's not interim. If you're not eating it a lot, then no, there isn't any need for Soylent.

harryjo 11y ago
The difference between Ensure and Soylent isn't that Doylent is more sustainable; it's that Ensure protects its reputation by discouraging potentially unhealthy uses, while Soylent just bluffs to "fake it till they make it"
geofft 11y ago
Ensure is also intended for complete replacement of meals; they just don't market that way in the US to the general public. They do to doctors, and they're more open about this use outside the US. From https://ensure.ca/en/faq https://ensure.ca/en/faq : For how long can I use Ensure®?? How many servings do I need to consume each day to meet my daily needs for good health? Ensure® products deliver complete and balanced nutrition Ensure® products can be used daily. Individual needs depend on many factors — age, gender, level of activity, health status. Please consult your health care professional for details related to your health. Can Ensure® replace a meal? Yes. Ensure® products are complete and balanced, when used in appropriate amounts they can be used to replace meals. Basically, if you're going to do something like switch to Ensure or Soylent or anything as your sole meal source, talk to your doctor first, but if the doctor doesn't object, Ensure is as usable for this purpose as Soylent.
- Retra 11y ago
  Yes, it "can replace meals." It can't replace all meals, and that wording exhibits a good deal of effort trying to hide that fact from you. What is the appropriate amount of Ensure you'd have to eat in a day to survive on nothing else, and is that the actual amount recommended for meal replacement?
  - DanBC 11y ago
    This is untrue. Ensure can be, and has been, used as sole source of nutrition. > that wording exhibits a good deal of effort trying to hide that fact from you. No, that wording is keeping them compliant with stringent regulatory systems. The fact that Soylent ignores that regulation is a bug, not a feature. More than one person has pointed out your error. The fact you continue to push it is dishonest.
  - geofft 11y ago
    Talk to your doctor. The manufacturers tell doctors all of this; they just don't market that to the general public. That's also the right answer for the same question about Soylent, btw. It just turns out that people who are unenthusiastic about proper medical advice form a lucrative market.

by Retra 11y ago

harryjo 11y ago

The difference between Ensure and Soylent isn't that Doylent is more sustainable; it's that Ensure protects its reputation by discouraging potentially unhealthy uses, while Soylent just bluffs to "fake it till they make it"

geofft 11y ago

Ensure is also intended for complete replacement of meals; they just don't market that way in the US to the general public. They do to doctors, and they're more open about this use outside the US. From https://ensure.ca/en/faq https://ensure.ca/en/faq : For how long can I use Ensure®?? How many servings do I need to consume each day to meet my daily needs for good health? Ensure® products deliver complete and balanced nutrition Ensure® products can be used daily. Individual needs depend on many factors — age, gender, level of activity, health status. Please consult your health care professional for details related to your health. Can Ensure® replace a meal? Yes. Ensure® products are complete and balanced, when used in appropriate amounts they can be used to replace meals. Basically, if you're going to do something like switch to Ensure or Soylent or anything as your sole meal source, talk to your doctor first, but if the doctor doesn't object, Ensure is as usable for this purpose as Soylent.

Retra 11y ago
Yes, it "can replace meals." It can't replace all meals, and that wording exhibits a good deal of effort trying to hide that fact from you. What is the appropriate amount of Ensure you'd have to eat in a day to survive on nothing else, and is that the actual amount recommended for meal replacement?
- DanBC 11y ago
  This is untrue. Ensure can be, and has been, used as sole source of nutrition. > that wording exhibits a good deal of effort trying to hide that fact from you. No, that wording is keeping them compliant with stringent regulatory systems. The fact that Soylent ignores that regulation is a bug, not a feature. More than one person has pointed out your error. The fact you continue to push it is dishonest.
- geofft 11y ago
  Talk to your doctor. The manufacturers tell doctors all of this; they just don't market that to the general public. That's also the right answer for the same question about Soylent, btw. It just turns out that people who are unenthusiastic about proper medical advice form a lucrative market.