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Is algae the new kale?

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Re: Is algae the new kale?

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2 things: - everyone is different - there are plenty of low-carb, high-protein vegetarian sources (see: tofu)

Yes, you are right - I left out highly processed foods (tofu, seitan, etc) because I don't think they are healthy.

This is not the typical definition of "highly processed foods". I'm curious what you do eat.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Sorry just can’t take that comparison seriously.

Feel free to interpret chocolate cake as a metanym for a rich, filling food, I didn't mean to say they were similar in any regard other than that. If cake is an unhelpful comparison for you for whatever reason, disregard it, it's not important.

Nah it’s like when an American goes to Europe and then comes back and won’t shut up about how American bread is so sweet. I just can’t take it seriously. No offense to you personally.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Feel free to interpret chocolate cake as a metanym for a rich, filling food, I didn't mean to say they were similar in any regard other than that. If cake is an unhelpful comparison for you for whatever reason, disregard it, it's not important.

Nah it’s like when an American goes to Europe and then comes back and won’t shut up about how American bread is so sweet. I just can’t take it seriously. No offense to you personally.

Alright, well in future when your biases prevent you from taking someone seriously, kindly keep it to yourself instead of wasting their time.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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A CO2 meter? ...

Yeah! I was thinking "ah the room isn't sealed, nor is the house for that matter" but I can probably get interesting measurements with a simple CO2 meter.

You could also drain the water and measure the weight of the algae.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Did you know that cows can up cycle agricultural waste into protein? Human's can't eat corn stalks, for instance.

We could upcycle agricultural waste by returning it to the earth. Let it decompose and return nutrients to the soil.

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Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Sorry, but lentils are pretty much the closest thing to a single food that meets all of a human's nutritional needs in existence. If you pair lentils with a small amount of spinach and eggs that gets you there. Your comments about what "people" were designed to eat also sounds pretty ignorant, since we're not genetically homogenous for starters. Most humans of European descent have evolved for seasonal carbohydrate c…

>Your comments about what "people" were designed to eat also sounds pretty ignorant, since we're not genetically homogenous for starters. ... Source for this? I don't doubt that there are groups with genetic adaptations to food (eg. genes for lactase persistence), but I'm not aware of anything for carbs.

It's not about a specific gene that says "you can/can't digest carbs" rather it's many variants of metabolic genes that dictate what hormones get triggered and what pathways get upregulated in such a way that eating carbohydrates causes fat gain/causes thermogenesis.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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All of the people who are saying they'd never eat it and will stick with their beef/chicken/pork are the same kind that said hell no to EVs. They'll die out and the world will adapt to a changing food economy just as we did with the changing fuel economy.

Eh, not really.

A ten year old Tesla Model S is superior to my car in every way except for cost and range. It's literally a better product.

There is nothing that even comes close to the nutrition and taste of chicken/beef/pork/lamb etc in the plant world.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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I was looking into algea/spirulina for B12, but found some sources indicating it is not a bioavailable form of B12, and also prevents real B12 from being absorbed. I'd be interested to know any counter research to this. > almost all algae revealed vitamin B12 analogues instead of the real thing. Analogues are not only ineffective, but also potentially dangerous. Most researchers have consequently dismissed algae as a…

Isn't the recommended B12 dosage per day like 4 micrograms? Less than 1.5 milligrams in a year. Looking at the cost of Cyanocobalamin, it appears to be around $1000/kg. https://www.pharmacompass.com/active-pharmaceutical-ingredie... Complete B12 supplementation is going to set you back literally 0.1 cents per year. All B12 you'll ever take in your whole life is not even worth 10 measly cents. Just some supplement for…

But don't forget that some older individuals, such as myself, lose the ability to easily absorb B12. And a B12 deficiency is not a pleasant thing. Somewhat along the lines of the onset of Parkinson's or ALS. Consequently I take a single tablet every morning that provides over 200,000% of the recommended daily dose...

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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What's the bad news?

It's a dramatic way of stating that lobster and crab are members of the phylum Arthropoda , which also includes scorpions, centipedes, and butterflies.

Additionally lobster were at one point in history seen as vermin, to the point where there were laws about how often they could be fed to prisoners because it was seen as inhumane to feed them such low quality food. But now lobster is seen as high cuisine.
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