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There are quite a few companies that deals with this, usually in the form of a shake rather than a pill. I think Soylent was the name of one of the early entran

There are quite a few companies that deals with this, usually in the form of a shake rather than a pill. I think Soylent was the name of one of the early entrants.

ajmurmann 3y ago
Now I feel old. It feels like yesterday that everyone was talking about Soylent and its eccentric founder who ordered new shirts from China instead of washing the ones he had and tried to find a diet that allows you to not to have to use the bathroom.
- fbdab103 3y ago
  I am strangely intrigued by the bathroom avoidance. Did he find much success? Although, I seem to recall a correlation between low fiber/defecation frequency and colon cancer, but not sure how strong the association was supposed to be.
  - stevenwoo 3y ago
    The Alzheimer’s connection study was more recent https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive-decline-gut-health-wellness/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive...
- Scoundreller 3y ago
  I think he was just trying to conserve as much water as possible. Cotton uses lots of water so he bought some synthetic overalls. He also took some antibiotics to minimize poop, which I wouldn’t recommend unless strictly necessary. It’s all here: https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhinehart.com/?p=1152 https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhineha...
mst 3y ago
Most of those seem to be US based, but there's a European company https://jimmyjoy.com https://jimmyjoy.com as well.
- klohto 3y ago
  There is like 50 different companies all over the world nowadays. It’s hardly a new thing.
- Daneel_ 3y ago
  Or qota.com.au if you’re in Australia. They used to be called Aussielent, but recently renamed. I’ve been using them for around 8 years quite happily.
carabiner 3y ago
Soylent is sold in over 28,000 stores nationwide (US) today.
unethical_ban 3y ago
Basicallyfood.com, but I got heartburn from it. I hear a liquid diet is t good if you have a sensitive esophagus.

There are quite a few companies that deals with this, usually in the form of a shake rather than a pill. I think Soylent was the name of one of the early entrants.

ajmurmann 3y ago

Now I feel old. It feels like yesterday that everyone was talking about Soylent and its eccentric founder who ordered new shirts from China instead of washing the ones he had and tried to find a diet that allows you to not to have to use the bathroom.

fbdab103 3y ago
I am strangely intrigued by the bathroom avoidance. Did he find much success? Although, I seem to recall a correlation between low fiber/defecation frequency and colon cancer, but not sure how strong the association was supposed to be.
- stevenwoo 3y ago
  The Alzheimer’s connection study was more recent https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive-decline-gut-health-wellness/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive...
Scoundreller 3y ago
I think he was just trying to conserve as much water as possible. Cotton uses lots of water so he bought some synthetic overalls. He also took some antibiotics to minimize poop, which I wouldn’t recommend unless strictly necessary. It’s all here: https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhinehart.com/?p=1152 https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhineha...

mst 3y ago

Most of those seem to be US based, but there's a European company https://jimmyjoy.com https://jimmyjoy.com as well.

klohto 3y ago
There is like 50 different companies all over the world nowadays. It’s hardly a new thing.
Daneel_ 3y ago
Or qota.com.au if you’re in Australia. They used to be called Aussielent, but recently renamed. I’ve been using them for around 8 years quite happily.

carabiner 3y ago

Soylent is sold in over 28,000 stores nationwide (US) today.

unethical_ban 3y ago

Basicallyfood.com, but I got heartburn from it. I hear a liquid diet is t good if you have a sensitive esophagus.