Reports of “violent” vomiting, diarrhea from bars has Soylent on the defense

Online forums link bars to food poisoning, but maker suggests soy intolerance.

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Facekhan[/url]":3p1h9irg]The fake sugar alcohols (aka artificial sweeteners) tend to make me feel a bit gross too. That's why I don't drink diet/zero sodas.

Why is this comment getting downvoted?

I know for myself, Splenda gives me the shakes and I have to avoid it.

Because it's wrong. Sugar alcohols are not the same as artificial sweeteners and neither are they "fake," despite their sometimes unpleasant side effects. Splenda isn't a sugar alcohol at all (it's an artificial sweetener) and doesn't cause gastrointestinal distress the way some sugar alcohols can. It's also not true that all sugar alcohols have the same side effects, and neither are all artificial sweeteners the same. Erythritol doesn't cause laxation, for example, and what's true of Splenda isn't necessarily also true of aspartame. To the best of my knowledge, none of these cause vomiting in reasonable quantities.

 

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barry505[/url]":v3fv5qto]Read the ingredient list, and then tell me these are good for you.

INGREDIENTS: Soy Protein Isolate, Corn Syrup,
Rolled Oat, Canola Oil, Glycerine, Whole Algal
Flour, Isomaltooligosaccharide, Isomaltulose,
Maltodextrin, Water, Dicalcium Phosphate
Anhydrous, Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial
Flavor, Salt, Tapioca Starch, Sunflower Oil, Dipotassium
Phosphate, Modified Food Starch, Potassium
Chloride, Choline Bitartrate, Mixed
Tocopherol, Sucralose, Mono & Diglycerides,
Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, dl-alpha-Tocopheryl
Acetate, Tricalcium Phosphate Anhydrous,
Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacinamide,
Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate,
D-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate,
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide,
Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D2,
Chromium Chloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium
Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Phytonadione,
Vitamin B12. Contains: Soy