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shallowdeep -> RE: -=Soylent is a real product - Charlton Heston be rollin' in da' grave=- (3/1/2015 2:11:56 AM)
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As far as I'm aware, there is little scientific evidence for soy causing thyroid problems, provided a diet has adequate iodine, at least. Granted, in large quantities, it seems it can interfere with hypothyroid medications.
In any event, thyroid effects are a moot point when it comes to Soylent. Despite the implications of the name, Soylent is not a soy-based (or human-based) product. The protein in the current forumlation comes from brown rice. Past, pre-1.0 formulations used whey protein and, later, a mix of rice and pea protein. Soylent does use a little bit of soy lecithin as an emulsifier, but this should be nearly devoid of phytoestrogens and soy proteins. Soy lecithin is generally even considered safe for consumption by most people with soy allergies.
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I think it's strange that's even a marketing point...
I personally tend to enjoy both cooking and consuming interesting food. Nevertheless, I can pretty easily see the appeal to some who don't enjoy those activities as much of not needing to spend time preparing food, while still getting something nutritious and relatively inexpensive. I admit there are even times I would likely find that convenient. That Soylent is so far from how food has been done in the past is kind of the whole point for the target market - the goal is to, within the admittedly narrow and spartan constaints of nutritious, quick, easy, efficient, and inexpensive, be better than existing options. I've found the engineering-style process that's driven its development interesting to casually follow, even if I'm not exactly craving the chance to slurp down a pitcher of the chalky-textured result myself.
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But perhaps I'll buy some of this in case the zombie apocalypse finally hits.
Possibly not the best option for that as it's not optimized for long-term storage. The guaranteed shelf life is only one year. But don't worry, other companies can save your bacon in that scenario. :)
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