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Re:Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system (2022) by tomrod on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @03:02PM (#32500323)
That's a funny way to spell "delicious carrots and hummus"! :)

I've recently (for about 3 months) adopted a low sodium diet and, frankly, the taste of _everything_ has changed after a few weeks. Vegetables are downright delicious in a way I could never put my finger on before.

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Re:Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system (2022) by stronglikedan on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @04:14PM (#32501155)
Pedantic, and I know what you mean, but the taste hasn't changed! You've encouraged the growth of the gut stuff (microbiome) that eats veggies, and they've outnumbered the gut stuff that doesn't, so you desire them more. Your taste has changed, and that's a good thing.
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Re:Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system (2022) by tomrod on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @04:37PM (#32501384)
Indeed. I appreciate the correction :)
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Re:Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system (2022) by jononomo on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @05:13PM (#32501813)
And the volume of your poop has certainly increased, since vegetable matter contains undigestible fiber, which animal-based foods do not contain. Enjoy pooping and farting more!
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Re:Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system (2022) by tomrod on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @05:15PM (#32501836)
Surprisingly, no! But let's not dwell any more on that.
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Re:Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system (2022) by jononomo on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @06:14PM (#32502391)
If you're eating plant matter then you're eating indigestible fiber that you have to poop out -- this is a problem that no one eating only animal-based foods has.
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