Re:Soylent: Gruel today, gruel tomorrow
by jacques_chester on Monday May 27, 2013 @11:22PM
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Maltodextrin is used in bodybuilding supplements because it's quickly digested. It causes an insulin spike which might help shuttle protein into muscle tissue.
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Re:Soylent: Gruel today, gruel tomorrow
by jonathanjaeger on Monday May 27, 2013 @11:24PM
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Right exactly. It's used as a postworkout supplement often (possibly with dextrose) and it's pretty cheap. I wouldn't want a quickly digested carb as my main carb source in Soylent.