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The Rise and Controversy of Soylent as a Meal Replacement
TLDR Soylent was originally created as a food replacement but is now marketed as a meal replacement. It has gained popularity, but there are concerns about its long-term effects and lack of essential nutrients.
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00:00
This section of the podcast is not related to the topic of Soylent and is instead a conversation between the hosts.
04:30
Soylent was originally intended to be a food replacement, but now it is marketed as a meal replacement that can be consumed alongside other food or on its own.
09:30
Soylent was created to be a replacement for food, with the intention of providing all necessary nutrients in one meal.
14:03
Soylent quickly gained popularity, with people creating their own blends and selling 30,000 units a month by 2014.
19:18
Soylent has released version 1.7 and introduced new flavors, including a pre-mixed drink and a bar, but the availability of the bar is currently unknown; they have also switched the primary source of fatty acids from fish oil to algae oil.
23:37
Soylent uses oil from bioreactors instead of farmed algae to reduce environmental impact, and they removed whole algae flower from their products due to health concerns, replacing it with soy protein and other carbohydrates.
28:25
Soylent intentionally does not include non-essential nutrients because they believe our bodies already produce them, but some people argue that we still need these nutrients from outside sources and it remains to be seen what the long-term effects of consuming Soylent will be.
33:19
Soylent can be purchased on Amazon in the USA and Canada, either in powder form or as pre-mixed bottles, and some people find the taste surprisingly neutral or even strangely alluring.
37:48
There are no peer-reviewed studies or long-term risk and benefit analyses for Soylent, so scientists are hesitant to endorse it as a complete replacement for food.
42:07
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