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Metabolic needs are also dynamic, and change over time based on factors ranging from the season to how much sleep a person got the previous night. So there lite

by ph0rque 13y ago

Metabolic needs are also dynamic, and change over time based on factors ranging from the season to how much sleep a person got the previous night. So there literally is no such thing as “the perfect mix of vitamins, minerals and nutrients” for all human beings. A mix that is optimized for a 20-something inactive underweight male could quite easily kill a 60-year-old woman or a 30-year-old athlete. So in my family, everyone from the 4-year-old girl to the 33-year-old man (me) eats the same food 90+% of the time, just in different amounts... and we all seem to be doing fine. Should we be dropping dead at any moment now?

kevingadd 13y ago
The ~10% is what matters.
- mcv 13y ago
  That 10% probably consists of candy for the kids and alcohol for the adults.
  - kevingadd 13y ago
    So they fed their baby candy instead of breastfeeding it?
    - dagw 13y ago
      Most experts generally agree that it's OK to stop breastfeeding your kid when they're 4 years old
      - kevingadd 13y ago
        Yes, my point is that people's dietary needs change. Breastfeeding is the most obvious example that nobody would deny, but there are others. You simply can't rely on a one-size-fits-all diet without some risks. One person might be lactose intolerant, another might have nutritional deficiency, and a third might be at risk of overdose due to genetic or medical factors preventing them from offloading excess amounts of Sodium, Potassium, etc.
        mcv 13y ago
        I don't think anyone is arguing that Soylent could replace breastfeeding (though there are plenty of people who use something similar: formula). But for everybody else, Soylent sounds a lot easier to customize to personal needs. You can avoid allergens without losing the required nutrients, you can tune the amount of sodium and potassium to whatever you can deal with, etc. With normal food, you don't get that kind of fine-grained control.
- ph0rque 13y ago
  So by that argument, I can replace 90% of my food with Soylent, and get the other 10% as I normally would? Also, how do I know I'm getting the correct mix of everything? If I go by cravings, then the stuff I'm missing is usually ice cream or cake or candy...

by ph0rque 13y ago

kevingadd 13y ago

The ~10% is what matters.

mcv 13y ago
That 10% probably consists of candy for the kids and alcohol for the adults.
- kevingadd 13y ago
  So they fed their baby candy instead of breastfeeding it?
  - dagw 13y ago
    Most experts generally agree that it's OK to stop breastfeeding your kid when they're 4 years old
    - kevingadd 13y ago
      Yes, my point is that people's dietary needs change. Breastfeeding is the most obvious example that nobody would deny, but there are others. You simply can't rely on a one-size-fits-all diet without some risks. One person might be lactose intolerant, another might have nutritional deficiency, and a third might be at risk of overdose due to genetic or medical factors preventing them from offloading excess amounts of Sodium, Potassium, etc.
      - mcv 13y ago
        I don't think anyone is arguing that Soylent could replace breastfeeding (though there are plenty of people who use something similar: formula). But for everybody else, Soylent sounds a lot easier to customize to personal needs. You can avoid allergens without losing the required nutrients, you can tune the amount of sodium and potassium to whatever you can deal with, etc. With normal food, you don't get that kind of fine-grained control.
ph0rque 13y ago
So by that argument, I can replace 90% of my food with Soylent, and get the other 10% as I normally would? Also, how do I know I'm getting the correct mix of everything? If I go by cravings, then the stuff I'm missing is usually ice cream or cake or candy...