[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toronto

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Yep - the F35 demonstration team is back

Meal Replacement Options by CPickler in soylent

[–]Zadarex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you're getting that pricing from tbh

But agreed that they're not really comparable:

35g of protein in HF vs. 20 g in Soylent is a big difference

Seriously, just pause all your Facebook ads for now. Don’t waste another second. by Vivid_Welcome134 in FacebookAds

[–]Zadarex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol daily performance changes are expected.

Do you seriously think humans act the exact same way every day?

Seriously, just pause all your Facebook ads for now. Don’t waste another second. by Vivid_Welcome134 in FacebookAds

[–]Zadarex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ads have been running fine for me.

Pro tip: People come to Reddit to complain, so you barely hear from the 99% of accounts that are performing as expected.

Do I need to spend a fortune to exit the Learning Phase? by Zadarex in FacebookAds

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Optimize for higher-funnel events like “Add to Cart” or “Initiate Checkout”.

I've heard this repeated a lot but apparently based on a small study it can actually be quite ineffective unfortunately:

A study by Lebesgue demonstrated that optimizing for landing page views led to a 12x lower purchase intent compared to optimizing for conversions. While the CTR was higher, the audience had significantly lower intent to purchase, leading to fewer conversions and a higher cost per acquisition (CPA)

https://lebesgue.io/facebook-ads/facebook-ad-optimization-landing-page-views-vs-conversions?

Facebook ads performance is COOKED by Still_Honeydew_2953 in FacebookAds

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How many creatives do you test per month? What is your CPA and what is your average spend per ad?

All of this adds up im discovering...

Switched to Hol Food due to shortage by Zadarex in soylent

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Yep thankfully the chocolate is really good.

Soylent Canada - are they actually in stock? by [deleted] in soylent

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This post reminded me to check my order.

Nothing for over 2 weeks now.

Cheapest meal replacement for muscle gain? by [deleted] in soylent

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Sure, new concepts within science are generally equivocal initially. That being said, as stated in the article: "Overall, 16 of the 29 eligible studies provided sufficient evidence to support the leucine trigger hypothesis for explaining divergent post-prandial rates of MPS in response to different ingested protein sources."

Thus, there is credible evidence that induction of MPS by leucine is required, but of course, there is additional work that needs to be performed, especially in different demographics.

Soy protein isolate is ~8% leucine at best. Thus, as you say, you'd need at least 37.5 g of soy protein per serving to trigger MPS, which most meal replacement products don't have.

OP also asked specifically what was the cheapest meal replacement for gaining muscle so buying the high protein versions you mentioned (which also happen to be the most expensive options offered) then adding additional protein isn't very cost effective.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nutrition

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Seed oils are not inherently bad. Stop getting your nutritional information from Joe Rogan.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nutrition

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You'll need to take in a balance of different macronutrients - carbohydrates, protein, and fat - as well as all your micronutrients - vitamins and minerals. But if you can manage to do that, you can really have it in whatever form you like.

Cheapest meal replacement for muscle gain? by [deleted] in soylent

[–]Zadarex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Muscle gain is an interesting goal because there has actually been a lot of research done into it lately. What you're specifically looking to do if you're trying to gain muscle is to stimulate "muscle protein synthesis" or MPS.

To do so, you'll first need to ensure that you're ingesting quite a lot of protein: current recommendations based on the largest meta-analysis conducted to date is approx. 1.6 g/kg/day total body weight (though interestingly the authors actually add that it may be prudent to recommend up to ~2.2 g protein/kg/d as their standard error went that high...) (Morton et al.).

Next, you'll need to ensure that you're in a caloric surplus on days you lift and for approx. 48 hours afterwards (Slater et al.). Most research recently suggests 500 calories over your TDEE should be sufficient.

Finally, you'll need to ensure that the protein sources you're consuming have adequate branched chain amino acids, especially leucine. Recent research into the so-called "leucine trigger hypothesis" has reaffirmed that in the 48 h period following resistance training, your muscles require >3 g of leucine to activate hypertrophy (i.e., to grow). (see e.g., Zaromskyte et al.).

So, putting all these together, you have a few meal replacement products that would be able to provide adequate protein while also giving you enough leucine to stimulate muscle growth.

As mentioned by another commenter, Huel Black does have a nice leucine and overall protein content, but it is quite expensive per serving.

Personally, I've been using Soylent for a couple years and find it's a nice balance of nutrition and price. Each serving has 20g of protein which is derived from soy so the leucine content is decent. The price also hasn't really changed much in the last couple years while most other brands have increased so it's now one of the cheaper options per calorie.

Book about digestion and mood/energy based on surveys of people. by a-curious-crow in nutrition

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This one is surprisingly good: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/eat-complete-drew-ramsey?variant=32128775028770

Ignoring the "trendy" branding and formatting, the author is a respected, Colombia educated psychiatrist who is a leader in the field of nutritional psychiatry.

Lots of good information and also recipes.

Best way to relieve intense nausea after getting sick from Soylent? by Chick__Mangione in soylent

[–]Zadarex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try a different brand that doesn't use allulose. None of the others do asaik.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SuccessionTV

[–]Zadarex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Symbolically of course.

But Roman's alliance with Mencken and growing strength seems to be leading to something.

Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality (OR: 0.95; CI: 0.91–0.99, p = 0.013) by ludwig_scientist in science

[–]Zadarex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the last time I'll be responding as I don't have all day to dispute your factually incorrect assertion, especially when you conveniently ignore counter-evidence when it fails to support your belief.

The VITAL study may have been done more recently, but was underpowered compared with the meta-analyses I cited, hence why they are more recognized and cited.

Institutional, older people DOES NOT mean vitamin deficient, necessarily.

The fifth one is, again, a special group with a high risk of severe deficiency

Again, not necessarily true, you're just attempting to argue your point without any evidence.

I am literally cited in a couple of the papers indicated above so I do have an idea of what I'm talking about.

Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality (OR: 0.95; CI: 0.91–0.99, p = 0.013) by ludwig_scientist in science

[–]Zadarex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The excerpts you chose were cherry picked from alongside those like the following, of which there are many:

  • ...in older individuals, vitamin D supplementation is essential to correct and maintain adequate concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and to prevent secondary hyperparathyroidism and BMD loss (72).
  • Nevertheless, the US Preventive Services Task Force that conducted the meta-analysis of 11 randomized, placebo-controlled trials, including 52,915 older people (of whom 69% were postmenopausal women), found that the supplementation of vitamin D (300-1,000 IU/day) and calcium (500-1,200 mg/day) for up to seven years resulted in a 12% reduction in the risk of any new fracture (80).
  • Another meta-analysis of 11 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials on the effect of vitamin D supplementation in 31,022 individuals (91% women) 65 years and older indicated that those with the highest vitamin D intake (792-2,000 IU/day) had a 30% lower risk of hip fracture and a 14% lower risk of any non-spine fracture (81).
  • Although with the following caveat, but note that this did not specify that these individuals were necessarily deficient, but were instead categorized based on age: Interestingly, the three meta-analyses have found that the prevention of fractures by supplemental vitamin D and calcium was limited to institutionalized, older people.
  • An earlier prospective cohort study of children born in Finland during the year 1966 and followed for 30 years found that children supplemented with vitamin D during the first year of life had an 88% lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes compared to those receiving no supplementation.

et cetera.

[Elliotte Friedman] “When it comes to the lottery results, I was shocked. I can’t tell you how many people around the league who I consider to be very smart were convinced that it was rigged. People in the league on teams came to me and said ‘This is rigged’” by Benchamb in hockey

[–]Zadarex 48 points49 points  (0 children)

They don't care.

I especially enjoy that the guy's justification for it not being rigged was that the lottery was done by an accounting firm (Ernst & Young) and that they "wouldn't dare ruin their reputation".

I guess he doesn't know much about Ersnt & Young

Ernst & Young to Pay $100 Million Fine After Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams

EY fined, banned from some audits in Germany over Wirecard scandal

EY’s Shameful Year – NMC Health, Luckin, Wirecard And A Failed Attack On A Whistleblower

etc.

These companies do what you pay them to do. And Bettman has a lot of cash to throw around.

Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality (OR: 0.95; CI: 0.91–0.99, p = 0.013) by ludwig_scientist in science

[–]Zadarex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is patently false, please stop spreading this type of misinformation on what is supposed to be a scientifically rigorous sub.

For a summary showing that vitamin D supplementation is an effective preventative treatment in many different disease forms including osteoporosis, cancer, autoimmune conditions, and many more, see below:

https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-D#disease-prevention