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In what way? According to who?

dogecoinbase 9y ago
The dozens of people on the Soylent subreddit who got weeks of diarrhea followed by jaundice? Though I think my favorite was the people who were arguing that some level of mold was acceptable if it meant they didn't have to deal with the inconvenience of foil seals.
- chipotle_coyote 9y ago
  Really? I don't want to laugh, but snrk Both my current and previous company got in Soylent on occasion; the current one has gotten Coffiest a few times, which I haven't tried, while the earlier one got in the bottled Soylent and the short-lived Soylent Bar. I tried the bottled version once--maybe twice?--and had no ill effects, but didn't particularly like it, either. I had no ill effects from the bar, either, and I confess I actually rather liked it. I'd probably order it again, assuming it seemed safe. But as someone who, well, actually likes eating, I don't see the attraction of using this stuff as anything other than "I don't have enough time to cook or even go to a sit-down restaurant" type meals, the same way I would any other breakfast bar or meal drink. And looking at it that way makes their meal drinks much less appealing to me compared to, say, Ensure. Yes, Ensure has way more sugar, but it has a half-dozen fairly reasonable flavors, none of which are "dilute pancake batter."
  - jeremiahlukus 9y ago
    I have pretty heavy scarring in my esophagus. This causes me to choke on numerous types of foods very frequently. Soylent is a solution to this problem. Also, it helps balance my diet.
- jklinger410 9y ago
  Meanwhile I had like 3 boxes of powder and two of the bottles and had no problems whatsoever. Believe what you want, I guess.
- laretluval 9y ago
  I couldn't find people complaining of jaundice on the subreddit. Do you have a link?
eljimmy 9y ago
I've studied nutrition pretty heavily in the past as it pertained to my bodybuilding. They could have used so many better ingredients. Maltodextrin is the cheapest and worst complex carb you could have put in it. It's chemically a complex but really your body doesn't react much differently to it than other simple sugars.
- wdewind 9y ago
  Controlling for calories and assuming you're not diabetic why does it matter what your source of carbohydrate is?
  - L29Ah 9y ago
    Even if you're not a diabetic, blood glucose spikes affect your mental performance like a weak stimulant, creating mild mood swings. Also, high amounts of high GI foods stimulate body fat production.
    - allover 9y ago
      > Also, high amounts of high GI foods stimulate body fat production. That idea, 'the insulin hypothesis', has not been proven. In fact there is now evidence that claim is false. (Paywalled study [1], summary in this article [2]). [1] http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v71/n3/full/ejcn2016260a.html http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v71/n3/full/ejcn2016260a.... [2] https://www.vox.com/2016/7/6/12105660/do-low-carb-diets-work https://www.vox.com/2016/7/6/12105660/do-low-carb-diets-work
  - nopinsight 9y ago
    Consuming much simple carbs often results in a faster rise in blood sugar and gradual insulin resistance which may lead to diabetes in the long run. Disclaimer: Not an expert, but here is a reference: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/carbohydrates-and-blood-sugar/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/c...
    - 9y ago

The dozens of people on the Soylent subreddit who got weeks of diarrhea followed by jaundice? Though I think my favorite was the people who were arguing that some level of mold was acceptable if it meant they didn't have to deal with the inconvenience of foil seals.

chipotle_coyote 9y ago
Really? I don't want to laugh, but snrk Both my current and previous company got in Soylent on occasion; the current one has gotten Coffiest a few times, which I haven't tried, while the earlier one got in the bottled Soylent and the short-lived Soylent Bar. I tried the bottled version once--maybe twice?--and had no ill effects, but didn't particularly like it, either. I had no ill effects from the bar, either, and I confess I actually rather liked it. I'd probably order it again, assuming it seemed safe. But as someone who, well, actually likes eating, I don't see the attraction of using this stuff as anything other than "I don't have enough time to cook or even go to a sit-down restaurant" type meals, the same way I would any other breakfast bar or meal drink. And looking at it that way makes their meal drinks much less appealing to me compared to, say, Ensure. Yes, Ensure has way more sugar, but it has a half-dozen fairly reasonable flavors, none of which are "dilute pancake batter."
- jeremiahlukus 9y ago
  I have pretty heavy scarring in my esophagus. This causes me to choke on numerous types of foods very frequently. Soylent is a solution to this problem. Also, it helps balance my diet.
jklinger410 9y ago
Meanwhile I had like 3 boxes of powder and two of the bottles and had no problems whatsoever. Believe what you want, I guess.
laretluval 9y ago
I couldn't find people complaining of jaundice on the subreddit. Do you have a link?

eljimmy 9y ago

I've studied nutrition pretty heavily in the past as it pertained to my bodybuilding. They could have used so many better ingredients. Maltodextrin is the cheapest and worst complex carb you could have put in it. It's chemically a complex but really your body doesn't react much differently to it than other simple sugars.

wdewind 9y ago
Controlling for calories and assuming you're not diabetic why does it matter what your source of carbohydrate is?
- L29Ah 9y ago
  Even if you're not a diabetic, blood glucose spikes affect your mental performance like a weak stimulant, creating mild mood swings. Also, high amounts of high GI foods stimulate body fat production.
  - allover 9y ago
    > Also, high amounts of high GI foods stimulate body fat production. That idea, 'the insulin hypothesis', has not been proven. In fact there is now evidence that claim is false. (Paywalled study [1], summary in this article [2]). [1] http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v71/n3/full/ejcn2016260a.html http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v71/n3/full/ejcn2016260a.... [2] https://www.vox.com/2016/7/6/12105660/do-low-carb-diets-work https://www.vox.com/2016/7/6/12105660/do-low-carb-diets-work
- nopinsight 9y ago
  Consuming much simple carbs often results in a faster rise in blood sugar and gradual insulin resistance which may lead to diabetes in the long run. Disclaimer: Not an expert, but here is a reference: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/carbohydrates-and-blood-sugar/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/c...
  - 9y ago