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Eh, saturated fat isn't great, but it isn't as terrible as we used to think. Check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat#Association_with_diseases ht

Eh, saturated fat isn't great, but it isn't as terrible as we used to think. Check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat#Association_with_diseases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat#Association_with... To me the problem is the sugar content. It's easily double, even for a large man, and almost triple for a small woman.

fweespeech 11y ago
One of the sources is: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/Saturated-fats-and-heart-disease-link-unproven.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/Saturated-fats-and... Which suggests as the guideline and inclues a 20g limit (which the squares are still over): http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/fat.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/fat.aspx > Cutting down on saturated fats is only one aspect of reducing your risk of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Other risk factors include eating too much salt and sugar, being overweight, smoking and a lack of physical activity. Yes, there is disagreement but no I'm not going to take "disagreement" as "HEY LETS GO OVER THE DAILY LIMIT!!!"
dcosson 11y ago
The sugar content here does seem higher than ideal, and soylent is about the same. I'm currently experimenting with making a DIY soylent and I've noticed that if you're trying to get all the carbs from whole-grain, real sources you end up getting a lot of fiber (~50g/day even when doing a relatively low amount of carbs like 35% of your daily calories). A lot of people report feeling bloated and painful from too much fiber. It also adds up in price. So, they supplement with fast-burning carbs like maltodextrin and sugars (soylent is trying out the slower burning sugar isomaltulose). I'm a little skeptical that something that gets broken down into half fructose and half sucrose exactly like table sugar and HFC is harmless if it just gets digested slowly, that'd be like saying drinking soda is totally healthy as long as you sip on it slowly all day instead of getting too much at once.
- 3pt14159 11y ago
  If fiber makes you feel bad it means you are not drinking enough water.
- crusso 11y ago
  Make sure you check out http://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/ http://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/ and the resources there. Lots of people are experimenting with variations of the Soylent formula/concept.
baddox 11y ago
Why does the sugar content seem too high? It looks right for me based on the usual sources. Perhaps it's too high for a weight loss diet, but I don't think it's intended for that.
- 3pt14159 11y ago
  65 grams of normal sugar if you ate 5 of these meal squares is double the recommended 25-37.5 grams for an adult male. This isn't even counting the sugar alcohol.

fweespeech 11y ago

One of the sources is: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/Saturated-fats-and-heart-disease-link-unproven.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/Saturated-fats-and... Which suggests as the guideline and inclues a 20g limit (which the squares are still over): http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/fat.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/fat.aspx > Cutting down on saturated fats is only one aspect of reducing your risk of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Other risk factors include eating too much salt and sugar, being overweight, smoking and a lack of physical activity. Yes, there is disagreement but no I'm not going to take "disagreement" as "HEY LETS GO OVER THE DAILY LIMIT!!!"

dcosson 11y ago

The sugar content here does seem higher than ideal, and soylent is about the same. I'm currently experimenting with making a DIY soylent and I've noticed that if you're trying to get all the carbs from whole-grain, real sources you end up getting a lot of fiber (~50g/day even when doing a relatively low amount of carbs like 35% of your daily calories). A lot of people report feeling bloated and painful from too much fiber. It also adds up in price. So, they supplement with fast-burning carbs like maltodextrin and sugars (soylent is trying out the slower burning sugar isomaltulose). I'm a little skeptical that something that gets broken down into half fructose and half sucrose exactly like table sugar and HFC is harmless if it just gets digested slowly, that'd be like saying drinking soda is totally healthy as long as you sip on it slowly all day instead of getting too much at once.

3pt14159 11y ago
If fiber makes you feel bad it means you are not drinking enough water.
crusso 11y ago
Make sure you check out http://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/ http://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/ and the resources there. Lots of people are experimenting with variations of the Soylent formula/concept.

baddox 11y ago

Why does the sugar content seem too high? It looks right for me based on the usual sources. Perhaps it's too high for a weight loss diet, but I don't think it's intended for that.

3pt14159 11y ago
65 grams of normal sugar if you ate 5 of these meal squares is double the recommended 25-37.5 grams for an adult male. This isn't even counting the sugar alcohol.