> The extraordinary efforts of our Operations Team have also led to great strides in manufacturing and distribution, ensuring that all orders now ship within 2-3 days.
That's nice to hear. Might look into official Soylent more, then.
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would you mind explaining why that's unfortunate?
poligeenan, also known as degraded carrageenan, was shown in some studies to be carcinogenic. Some high profile foods had carrageenan and there was some bad publicity due to it. I am not a doctor, but I do believe that carrageenan has been classified as perfectly safe by the FDA. EDIT: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRS...
> I am not a doctor, but I do believe that carrageenan has been classified as perfectly safe by the FDA.
I am not a doctor (nor, more to the point, a food & drug regulation expert), but I do not believe that FDA has a classification of "perfectly safe" that it applies to ingredients.
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#13It sounds like 1.5 has even more fat and very little protein. 1.4 has a macro breakdown of
fat...... 24g x 9 = 216 kcal : 43%
carbs.... 51g x 4 = 204 kcal : 40%
protein.. 21g x 4 = 84 kcal : 17%
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#14I'm surprised there is no cholesterol. "Soylent still contains no significant quantity of cholesterol" I was under the impression that it was required in a healthy diet. Can we otherwise synthesize it ourselves?
You are correct on both counts. Cholesterol is absolutely required, both as cholesterol and a precursor to other compounds. However, there is a significant level of biosynthesis that occurs in most (if not all) of our cells.
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#15It sounds like 1.5 has even more fat and very little protein. 1.4 has a macro breakdown of fat...... 24g x 9 = 216 kcal : 43% carbs.... 51g x 4 = 204 kcal : 40% protein.. 21g x 4 = 84 kcal : 17% which seems crazy. I am trying out Soylent this summer for fun, but I also do P90X. Soylent's macros are not even close to compatible to the P90X nutrition guide. I shoot for fat/carb/protein to be 20%/40%/40% if I am cutting…
The (in my opinion) authoritative source [Institute of Medicine] recommends this for macros [1]:
Carbohydrates: 45-65%
Fats: 20-35%
Proteins: 10-35%
I don't think these macros are wildly unhealthy. Bodybuilders may require more protein. As you can see, 20% fat in the diet would definitely be at the lower end of the spectrum, while the current 43% is more than the upper range given.
However, the IOM recommendations assume you are eating fats in the typical diet; there are very few unhealthy fats in Soylent–my (non-evidence-based) opinion is that it's o.k. I would definitely prefer healthy fats to carbohydrates for a number of reasons.
1. https://www.iom.edu/Reports/2002/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-f...
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#16It sounds like 1.5 has even more fat and very little protein. 1.4 has a macro breakdown of fat...... 24g x 9 = 216 kcal : 43% carbs.... 51g x 4 = 204 kcal : 40% protein.. 21g x 4 = 84 kcal : 17% which seems crazy. I am trying out Soylent this summer for fun, but I also do P90X. Soylent's macros are not even close to compatible to the P90X nutrition guide. I shoot for fat/carb/protein to be 20%/40%/40% if I am cutting…
The (in my opinion) authoritative source [Institute of Medicine] recommends this for macros [1]: Carbohydrates: 45-65% Fats: 20-35% Proteins: 10-35% I don't think these macros are wildly unhealthy. Bodybuilders may require more protein. As you can see, 20% fat in the diet would definitely be at the lower end of the spectrum, while the current 43% is more than the upper range given. However, the IOM recommendations as…
Yes, they are good fats in Soylent. Fat is also a great at helping you feel satiated and doesn't mess with your blood sugar as much... I like that.
My authoritative source is The Arnold Blueprint (http://goo.gl/sM3Gg0) :)
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#17>a 94% increase in Omega-6
touting this as a benefit has made me lose all trust in these guys. Omega-6 should be thought of as a negative in modern diets. We want the highest omega3:omeag6 ratio possible.
This underscores, painfully, the point that they're not nutritionists.
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#18>a 94% increase in Omega-6 touting this as a benefit has made me lose all trust in these guys. Omega-6 should be thought of as a negative in modern diets. We want the highest omega3:omeag6 ratio possible. This underscores, painfully, the point that they're not nutritionists.
Thanks for catching that. This is completely absurd.
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#19>a 94% increase in Omega-6 touting this as a benefit has made me lose all trust in these guys. Omega-6 should be thought of as a negative in modern diets. We want the highest omega3:omeag6 ratio possible. This underscores, painfully, the point that they're not nutritionists.
This is true, but their ratios are remaining relatively the same.
"Soylent 1.5 has a 94 percent increase in omega-3 fatty acids (DHA, ALA), a 92 percent increase in the omega-6 fatty acid, linoleic acid, and a 17 percent reduction in the already low saturated fat levels."
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"A lower ratio of omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids is more desirable in reducing the risk of many of the chronic diseases of high prevalence in Western societies, as well as in the developing countries, that are being exported to the rest of the world."
Link to source for inquiring minds: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12442909
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#20I'm disappointed they haven't fixed the low amount of fiber (16g/day). The Institute of Medicine recommends 38g/day in men [1]. They reduced fiber in v1.4 because it was causing flatulence in some people. This is probably because those people were already eating a very low-fiber (unhealthy) diet; the gut microbiome would adjust given more time. I am very enthusiastic about Soylent and currently use it (with a fiber s…
I suppose a little metamucil could fix it? Or maybe kale?
I realise thats beyond the point though.