tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post5907117490475581337..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Soylent is for peopleSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39592413567893916472014-05-12T14:07:31.927-04:002014-05-12T14:07:31.927-04:00The afterword of this post: http://fourhourworkwee...The afterword of this post: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2013/08/20/soylent/ (2 week experiment on living on soylent) seem to be dead-on. I'm really happy that this sort of a thing is happening, though. Both world-hunger and understanding nutrition are worthy problems.rzhttp://metarz.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-51071244709894016212014-05-10T13:22:23.176-04:002014-05-10T13:22:23.176-04:00Lack of understanding when it comes to nutrition a...Lack of understanding when it comes to nutrition and the lack of validity of the product as an all-in-one food.mzsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-61712782553910051352014-05-10T13:19:45.273-04:002014-05-10T13:19:45.273-04:00I'd be cautious living on soylent only for a p...I'd be cautious living on soylent only for a prolonged period. Not only it's designed by a hobbyist, but nutrition is far from being completely understood.mzsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-66478293764829533752014-05-09T00:46:26.676-04:002014-05-09T00:46:26.676-04:00"(ginseng really?)"
Must be marketing p..."(ginseng really?)"<br /><br />Must be marketing ploy to cater for the Asian community in the Silicon valley. Note also the use of rice protein which has distinctive taste not easily masked.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_protein<br /><br />"just trying to save money."<br />Bad comparison. 'Normal' food paid a premium for look, texture and freshness, and extra dxie48noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-59760031815120686362014-05-08T23:08:56.998-04:002014-05-08T23:08:56.998-04:00Eating a char-broiled medium rare New York cut ste...Eating a char-broiled medium rare New York cut steak with a decent Cabernet Sauvignon results in better karma.James Hedmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-40581397071255774562014-05-08T20:34:50.985-04:002014-05-08T20:34:50.985-04:00You gotta give us a report when you are done!You gotta give us a report when you are done!David Coughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-36785837382738695512014-05-07T21:42:53.092-04:002014-05-07T21:42:53.092-04:00I ordered a month's worth and it hasn't co...I ordered a month's worth and it hasn't come in yet. I've tried several other meal supplement shakes, but never for long due to taste/cost. One thing that bothers me are some of the ingredients (ginseng really?). Still the cost is competitive with other products. I wouldn't mind being fed through IV, though there are much more technical issues with that such as infections. <brjeffhsu3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-3104386602675515152014-05-07T16:30:08.464-04:002014-05-07T16:30:08.464-04:00like bob sykes.like bob sykes.ideretecommentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-84447867691201228452014-05-07T16:29:45.258-04:002014-05-07T16:29:45.258-04:00"Raw carb blah blah blah Hence blah blah blah..."Raw carb blah blah blah Hence blah blah blah Hence blah blah blah"ideretecommentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-52527342955184131972014-05-07T16:28:43.201-04:002014-05-07T16:28:43.201-04:00yeah just kill all incarcerated americans. yeeeeee...yeah just kill all incarcerated americans. yeeeeeeehaw!<br /><br />even white americans are incarcerated at 4 times the next highest rate for a developed country. maine has the lowest rate at 150 per 100,000. it's still far higher than that of any developed country. yeeeeeeehaw!<br /><br />us = shittiest country in the developed world <i>by far</i>. yeeeeeeehaw!ideretecommentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-52671028135823512542014-05-07T16:25:31.595-04:002014-05-07T16:25:31.595-04:00drrrdrrrideretecommentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-35711134529862833392014-05-07T16:04:24.393-04:002014-05-07T16:04:24.393-04:00It sounds like a diet for prisoners but it would p...It sounds like a diet for prisoners but it would probably be unconstitutional under the eighth amendment. If you sent it into your arm with an IV you could then just induce a coma and skip - not only meals - but everything.patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23103173493442207022014-05-07T08:59:27.736-04:002014-05-07T08:59:27.736-04:00Stretching of the stomach after a meal results in ...Stretching of the stomach after a meal results in signals telling your brain that you are full, so if you have satiety/weight problems using soylent is probably not a good idea.<br /><br />Slightly speculative, but veggies, fruits, meats etc. might be full of micronutrients yet to be discovered/described that soylent might not include.<br /><br />I guess if you don't eat the same Endre Bakken Stovnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-35400620951700070962014-05-06T23:41:39.900-04:002014-05-06T23:41:39.900-04:00Raw carb is harder to digest. Hence the gut bacter...Raw carb is harder to digest. Hence the gut bacteria will have a field day. Hence the report of excessive gas.<br />Some other recipes rely on soy for protein, excess of which might not be good for you,<br />http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein/<br />Less demand on the stomach might degenerate the muscle and make it less efficient to digest &#dxie48noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-20187864118640619042014-05-06T19:08:07.877-04:002014-05-06T19:08:07.877-04:00the very idea that there are food substitutes assu...the very idea that there are food substitutes assumes that nutrition is simple.<br /><br />for a long time it was assumed that fiber was irrelevant. it isn't digested after all.<br /><br />man,<br /> apes, monkeys,...dogs, etc. evolved eating whole foods not substitutes.<br /> it is reasonable to expect (unpredictable) problems from eating fake <br />food.ideretecommentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-66985846206653337272014-05-06T18:43:23.182-04:002014-05-06T18:43:23.182-04:00the very idea that there are food substitutes assu...the very idea that there are food substitutes assumes that nutrition is simple.<br /><br />for a long time it was assumed that fiber was irrelevant. it isn't digested after all.<br /><br />man, apes, monkeys,...dogs, etc. evolved eating whole foods not substitutes. it is reasonable to expect (unpredictable) problems from eating fake food.iriketoderetecommentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-65701536007253554082014-05-06T10:14:40.846-04:002014-05-06T10:14:40.846-04:00Except for the reasons such as enjoying a meal and...Except for the reasons such as enjoying a meal and other emotional aspects, what are the cons of this kind of products? I've long dreamt about a food-substitute, since i don't particullary enjoy food and still spend so much time and energy shopping, cooking and thinking about what food i'll prepare.big fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-66346646609496510782014-05-06T07:07:43.043-04:002014-05-06T07:07:43.043-04:00A major function of meals is bonding to other peop...A major function of meals is bonding to other people. It sounds like the people drinking Soylent are isolated sociopaths.BobSykesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39556047375606514502014-05-05T23:23:22.317-04:002014-05-05T23:23:22.317-04:00Those people are such dopes. It's called frick...Those people are such dopes. It's called fricking tube feeding -- it's been around for decades and it's commercially available. Every hospital has gallons of it. They act like they've discovered something new. /facepalmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-84870377968138464612014-05-05T22:37:50.089-04:002014-05-05T22:37:50.089-04:00These guys seem like intelligent people and well m...These guys seem like intelligent people and well meaning, but what's the baseline comparison for these kids? pizza and beer?<br /><br />I hope they're monitoring their bloodwork... I tend to favor natural foods with minimal processing.<br /><br />I'm no nutritional expert, but I do follow the stuff as a fitness buff. It looks to me like Solyent is too high in carbs, too low in fat, Karch_Buttreaunoreply@blogger.com