Is it safe to replace my diet with Soylent?

The initial sample size was small, the timeframe was short and no clinical study has been undertaken. Largely replacing your diet with a substance known only to be acceptable to a single individual for a short term is therefore inherently risky. There are many potential risks, including: - A liquid diet could affect the GI tract in the long term although some gastroenterologists seem to suggest is not the case. - Nutrients can affect each other's absorption. - Important gut bacteria may need the other substances in food. - The mix could get contaminated. [Business Insider][1] featured Soylent, stating: > But Rhinehart's claims are completely untested, have never been included in a clinical trial, and his diet isn't being monitored by a doctor. His self-experiment is ludicrous and most likely dangerously unhealthy. [1]: http://www.businessinsider.com/rob-rhinehart-food-substitute-eating-disorder-2013-3#ixzz2TydfAi5s

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- The initial sample size was small and the timeframe short, but the results are easily reproducible, as shown by the community site discourse. - One may think a liquid diet could affect the GI tract in the long term but gastroenterologists seem to agree this is not the case. The body turns ingested food to liquid quite quickly anyways. - It was a concern that nutrients can affect each others' absorption, but there have been no deficiency symptoms, and if this becomes a problem the amounts can be changed to compensate. - It was a concern that important gut bacteria would need the other substances in food, but fiber alone seems to do the job. In fact, it may be preferable to kill off some species, like the ones that turn chemicals in red meat in to unsavory byproducts. - The mix could get contaminated. [Business Insider][1] featured Soylent, stating: > But Rhinehart's claims are completely untested, have never been included in a clinical trial, and his diet isn't being monitored by a doctor. His self-experiment is ludicrous and most likely dangerously unhealthy. [1]: http://www.businessinsider.com/rob-rhinehart-food-substitute-eating-disorder-2013-3#ixzz2TydfAi5s