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0 pointssmallnamespace9y ago0 comments

Is Soylent actually better than an orange though?

For example:

https://discourse.soylent.com/t/phytonutrients-and-all-the-o...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistant_starch

http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/phytonutrients-faq#1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287321/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26757793

There are all sorts of compounds in natural foods that science hasn't even begun to analyze in depth, but which humans have been eating and coevolved with for millions of years. What's the effect if you take them all out of your diet completely?

Soylent's strategy, understandably, is to put in all the things that we think we already understand and know we need, but what if that's only 10% of what the body needs long term? How do you quantify the risk from unknown unknowns?

Also, the comparison isn't really between Soylent and oranges alone, but Soylent and a normal balanced diet, of which fruit is one component.

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eropple9y ago· 1 in thread

My hunch is that it is, because of the lack of sugar bomb involved in fruit. But as mentioned in the other thread, fruit makes me feel like complete shit.

You did suggest a piece of fruit as a replacement breakfast, though. I agree with you in the large, but I think you left this barn door open a bit. =)

smallnamespaceOP9y ago

Soylent's glycemic index is comparable to 1-2 servings of fruit:

https://faq.soylent.com/hc/en-us/articles/212769503-Glycemic...

http://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glycem...

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