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There has been a lot of criticism around here about this Soylent thing, and it's understandable: it's dangerous to trust your health to some guys without any me

by adlpz 13y ago

There has been a lot of criticism around here about this Soylent thing, and it's understandable: it's dangerous to trust your health to some guys without any medical or nutritional background. But I am really happy to hear they are getting YC support and funding, now they will be able to develop it further with good input from specialists. This could become something really big.

ig1 13y ago
Do you have a professional nutritionist who designs every meal for you, or do you rely upon restaurants and self-made foods ? With any diet there's risks, assuming it's not missing any major dietary component it's unlikely to be any unhealthier than your average fast-food diet.
- adlpz 13y ago
  Well, no. As during any week I eat from several different restaurants, grocery stores and supermarkets, with a large variety of products and cooking styles, it is largely more unlikely that I'm missing any important part of my nutrition. Soylent is a single product, from a single supplier, with a single ingredient list, for every meal, everyday.
  - dpcx 13y ago
    Why does everyone seem to think that Soylent is "for every meal, everyday"? Rob has stated several times that he still eats out with friends occasionally. Soylent is just his way of getting through food preparation ad nauseam. Also, it doesn't have a single ingredient list. It's been stated several times that the measurements would be modified according to each individual that would use Soylent.
    - DanBC2 13y ago
      > Why does everyone seem to think that Soylent is "for every meal, everyday"? Because they're selling it as that. Perhaps Soylent could consider reading these threads and improving their website information? >Also, it doesn't have a single ingredient list. It's been stated several times that the measurements would be modified according to each individual that would use Soylent. This version of the product comes, I think, in just two forms, Male and Female. Ingredients are crucial. (Perhaps a legal requirement? I don't know about the US market.) Certainly a list of ingredients for the base product is possible. It'll be interesting to see how Soylent do the tailoring to each individual. It'll be interesting to see what information they use to do that modification.
- DanBC2 13y ago
  > assuming it's not missing any major dietary component It has some fibre, but it's missing solids. Who knows if that's important or not? They claim it has a long shelf life. I'm not sure what they're doing to maintain shelf life. Vitamin C, for example, has a short shelf life. Soylent aren't saying how long the shelf life is, or which nutrients might degrade sooner. That's the kind of thing they'll need help with. Sealed containers, maybe with weekly supplies per container, dark light-proof containers will help. (While I'm strongly anti-Soylent, I'm trying to be more constructive.)
yesimahuman 13y ago
Just to clarify: they aren't getting YC support and funding for this idea, but rather they were in YC for their previous idea and then pivoted to Soylent later.
- adlpz 13y ago
  I see, I understood it wrongly. I thought they were still under the YC umbrella, but just with the new product.

by adlpz 13y ago

ig1 13y ago

Do you have a professional nutritionist who designs every meal for you, or do you rely upon restaurants and self-made foods ? With any diet there's risks, assuming it's not missing any major dietary component it's unlikely to be any unhealthier than your average fast-food diet.

adlpz 13y ago
Well, no. As during any week I eat from several different restaurants, grocery stores and supermarkets, with a large variety of products and cooking styles, it is largely more unlikely that I'm missing any important part of my nutrition. Soylent is a single product, from a single supplier, with a single ingredient list, for every meal, everyday.
- dpcx 13y ago
  Why does everyone seem to think that Soylent is "for every meal, everyday"? Rob has stated several times that he still eats out with friends occasionally. Soylent is just his way of getting through food preparation ad nauseam. Also, it doesn't have a single ingredient list. It's been stated several times that the measurements would be modified according to each individual that would use Soylent.
  - DanBC2 13y ago
    > Why does everyone seem to think that Soylent is "for every meal, everyday"? Because they're selling it as that. Perhaps Soylent could consider reading these threads and improving their website information? >Also, it doesn't have a single ingredient list. It's been stated several times that the measurements would be modified according to each individual that would use Soylent. This version of the product comes, I think, in just two forms, Male and Female. Ingredients are crucial. (Perhaps a legal requirement? I don't know about the US market.) Certainly a list of ingredients for the base product is possible. It'll be interesting to see how Soylent do the tailoring to each individual. It'll be interesting to see what information they use to do that modification.
DanBC2 13y ago
> assuming it's not missing any major dietary component It has some fibre, but it's missing solids. Who knows if that's important or not? They claim it has a long shelf life. I'm not sure what they're doing to maintain shelf life. Vitamin C, for example, has a short shelf life. Soylent aren't saying how long the shelf life is, or which nutrients might degrade sooner. That's the kind of thing they'll need help with. Sealed containers, maybe with weekly supplies per container, dark light-proof containers will help. (While I'm strongly anti-Soylent, I'm trying to be more constructive.)

yesimahuman 13y ago

Just to clarify: they aren't getting YC support and funding for this idea, but rather they were in YC for their previous idea and then pivoted to Soylent later.

adlpz 13y ago
I see, I understood it wrongly. I thought they were still under the YC umbrella, but just with the new product.