Re:Soylent now accepting Bitcoin for preorders
by sard420 on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @08:11PM
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Abbott would be the first to tell you not to try and use Ensure as a substitute for food. Some YC kid thinks you can live off his stuff, hope he doesn't kill too many people.
Re:Soylent now accepting Bitcoin for preorders
by cLeEOGPw on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @03:41AM
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I'm willing to take the risk and test it for a conservatives like you.
Re:Soylent now accepting Bitcoin for preorders
by DanBC on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @05:58AM
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But that's useless unless it's a large, controlled, randomised, double blind, trial.
So far we have people selling stuff telling us "it's okay".
I'd be really interested to see what the FDA has to say about Soylent. Have any of the Soylent team got legal advice?
I'm sorry, but living off of a concoction for a few months and then claiming that it is better for you than X is crazy.
Look, Soylent may not kill you. It might actually be good for you. But until there have been multiple, years-long studies, this just isn't going to fly. Hell, get some actual nutritionists (PhDs) and doctors (MDs) on board and maybe you have a shot at convincing people.
Say what you want about Abbott, but they produce baby-formula. Baby-formula that has been around for decades, so they have a pretty good idea of what works and what doesn't.