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user-inactivated  ·  3872 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Soylent: What Happened When I Stopped Eating For 2 Weeks

Yes please try it, you could keep a log here. I find this technology fascinating and a bit arrogant, but it might have a great future.





mk  ·  3872 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ok. However, I'm not sure how much I want to spend on blood tests. It's a shame, because I just had a round of them this spring. I might have to do a more qualitative assessment.

thenewgreen  ·  3871 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You work in a lab, are there any unique tests you could administer there that likely aren't being tested for this elsewhere? How does a mouse react to two weeks of soylent?

mk  ·  3871 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Unfortunately I don't think the animal care committee would let that fly. Everything is so serious these days.

thenewgreen  ·  3871 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Go rogue.

But seriously, do you have access to anything at the lab that would give you a unique perspective as to what it was doing to your physiology?

mk  ·  3871 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not really. I'd have to visit the clinic for that. I could draw blood and look at stuff, but not the traditional blood markers. I'd have to order kits for all that.