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I really like the idea, but until they apply some real science to it, I'll pass.
[1] http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD007176/antioxidant-supplemen...
I don't even really believe soylent is legit, but it's interesting enough to plunk down money for. However, this is kinda a deal-breaker.
How exactly is Soylent currently not vegan?
EDIT: Re-reading http://robrhinehart.com/?p=424 , it's implied that this uses whey protein. I've used hemp protein rather than whey before.
Also, it'd be green then. ;)
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I think that the difference is that Soylent aims to replace (or come close to replacing) one's entire diet.
Nowhere do they recommend that you replace every single meal with Soylent and the creator stated many times throughout his many blog posts that he continued to eat normal meals whenever he felt like eating normal meals. This is in contrast to something like the movie Fat Sick and Nearly Dead ( http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/ ) which actually does recommend drinking veggie shakes exclusively for every meal for 90…
"One Month's Supply of Soylent We'll ship enough Soylent to fully replace one month's worth of meals. Shipping included."
I got curious about this statement: 2 million people are killed annually by smoke inhalation from indoor cooking stoves alone. This is just wrong enough to be misleading, since that figure actually includes heating, not just cooking. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs292/en/ So soylent wouldn't help in the cases where indoor pollution is caused by heating.
Really?? From all the comments about this idea/execution/etc, this is what you chose to focus your attention on?!
Either they deliberately misreported something; in which case they're lying while trying to raise money.
Or they made a mistake. And if they get something this simple wrong why should I trust them when they're making something that I'm supposed to be able to live on?
If only this genius and effort behind 'soylent' were put to good use.
It's interesting to see everything went from supportive on soylent to very negative after they published this campaign. I wonder what has changed?
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They've got to be violating some kind of FDA rules. Like what? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration#Fo... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_food_and_dietary_... "The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 mandated that the FDA regulate dietary supplements as foods, rather than as drugs. Therefore, dietary supplements are not subject to safety and efficacy testing and there a…
You can't make blanket statements like "Soylent is perfectly balanced and optimized for your body and lifestyle, meaning it automatically puts you at an optimal weight, makes you feel full, and improves your focus and cognition." because people might think they can eat Soylent and nothing else. I won't say they are breaking the law. All I am saying is they need a lot of clinical trial to cover their butts in court.
Isn't that the intent? Rob Rhinehart (creator) lived for a period of one month eating Soylent and nothing else. My understanding is that Soylent is intended to be a meal replacement, not a supplement of some kind.
Oh good, it has antioxidants! Which have been shown to actually increase mortality slightly when given to healthy people[1]. I really like the idea, but until they apply some real science to it, I'll pass. [1] http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD007176/antioxidant-supplemen...
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