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I've eaten 4.6g of spirulina in the last 24 hours in the form of the Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness smoothie. No taste issues to speak of. I for one welcome our
by whycombinetor 4y ago
I've eaten 4.6g of spirulina in the last 24 hours in the form of the Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness smoothie. No taste issues to speak of. I for one welcome our new algae overlords.
- wrycoder 4y agoSpirulina is not algae. It’s bacteria. [0] I avoid it, possible ALS risk.[1][2][3] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_(dietary_supplement)#Risks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_(dietary_supplemen... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanotoxin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanotoxin [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295368/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295368/ [3] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/17482960903278485?journalCode=iafd19 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/1748296090327848...
- whycombinetor 4y agoOuch, today I learn "blue-green algae" isn't "algae".
- wrycoder 4y agoMy wife got on a spirulina smoothie kick awhile back, so I did some research. We sent it back. Lake Mascoma isn't too far from us, and we do see cyanobacteria blooms around here.