>>19326While I completely agree that a corporate-controlled universal food source is a rather alarming idea, your nutritional concerns are unfounded. Those articles basically state that advice to limit or eliminate red meat consumption may be misguided as it is frequently the sole source of certain nutrients for those with poor diets. The soylent formulation addresses this by including the same nutrients in forms which are similarly bioavailable. The effect of chewing on digestion is addressed with the official recommendation of chewing gum after "meals", and the levels of dietary fiber are higher than in most normal diets for precisely the reason you outlined.
Nutritionally, soylent is fairly sound. What you should be concerned with is the lack of transparency within the company, their sources, the lack of published research despite Rhinehart's assurances that they've hired nutritionists and done continuous blood testing on their formula testing team. As they've gotten larger, they've gotten quieter, and that's worrying for a company positioning itself as a food solution for those starved for food or time.
As an aside, most of the coverage of the red meat scare has been explicit about the nature of its carcinogenic qualities - most of them arise from processing and are not an intrinsic problem with red meat.
