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by yaketysax 4405 days ago
1. There are a lot of (nonessential) nutrients that you get from plants that you won't get from this drink.

2. Our idea of "everything the body needs" can change.

3. We don't know the long term effects of relying solely on it.

The author spends a lot of time on stupid counterarguments. Seriously, do your homework.
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Scoundreller 4405 days ago
1. Soylent doesn't seem to be entirely based on fine chemicals. When you go through their ingredients list, "fish oil", "oat flour" and "rice protein" likely contain a lot of the "(nonessential) nutrients" you fear missing out on.

I still wouldn't want to be the guinea pig to exclusively live off of Soylent.

2+3. Having said that, there is plenty of research on "Total Parenteral Nutrition" and "Enteral Nutrition" for those that cannot consume regular foods for medical reasons. It isn't exactly a solved problem however, there are still issues.

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yaketysax 4405 days ago
http://www.webmd.com/diet/phytonutrients-faq

"More than 25,000 phytonutrients are found in plant foods. WebMD takes a look at these six important phytonutrients -- and their potential health effects: Carotenoids, Ellagic acid, Flavonoids, Resveratrolm Glucosinolates, Phytoestrogens"

Find them in Soylent? It's cute that you put nonessential nutrients in quotes though. It's like this foreign term that only I use.

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