Re:Soylent: Operations Update
by fc2 on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @10:13AM
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Didn't know about Ensure Complete and it seems that you are right, it looks pretty complete. The problem though is the variance in the DV% of different nutrients. For instance, if I wanted to get 100% of sodium from Ensure then I would have to intake 3500 calories and 260% protein, and I haven't heard too many great things about having too much protein. The DV% of most micros is not listed so there may be a lot of problems like this.
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Re:Soylent: Operations Update
by fingerprinter on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @10:18AM
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Where does one get the DV% that one needs? And are those % about surviving or thriving? There is literally no definitive place to get such information that is actually backed by science and data.
For instance, that 260% protein you cited is about half the protein I take in a day.
Also, FYI, the danger in taking in too much protein is very much overblown. I doubt you could actually consume enough protein to make it a problem unless you had a medical problem with your kidneys already.