I once spent multiple consecutive months eating a 100% Huel diet, I believe that saved about 30 minutes a day. But I think it's possible in the future we will know that this is a bad idea, e.g. maybe Huel has a high amount of microplastics because of the amount of processing steps it goes through, and we end up discovering microplastics are really bad. Or maybe eating the same thing every meal is really bad for your microbiome.
This market resolves Yes if in the future the consensus is that eating a 100% Huel diet (of the Sep 21, 2025 Powder formula, chocolate flavor, maintainence calories) is less healthy than a typical "healthy" whole foods mediterranean diet, calorie matched, to an extent I judge is not worth an extra 30 minutes a day.
I will resolve this question by, at minimum, asking a competent LLM for its perspective to get up to date on the science, read the comments here, and then resolve, in 2035.
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3.00@MachiNi I believe at least 6 years where it accounted for at least 50% of my caloric intake, and at least a few years at the end where it accounted for about 80%. I was also on a mostly vegan diet for most of this period, though I occasionally ate egg and dairy products, especially during the last year. The problems I developed were deficiencies in vitamins D and B12, as well as low ferritin levels. I've continued to have a vitamin D deficiency without supplementing after switching away.
@GazDownright Huel? No. I’m agnostic. All I’m saying is these issues don’t speak against the diet since they’re quite common.
from @Seconds_0 in the other market:
https://x.com/parismartineau/status/1978155280803238160
A single serving of Huel has between 1200 and 1600% of the concerning lead intake as well as excess cadmium.
https://manifold.markets/JasonQ/will-living-off-huel-be-shown-to-ha#pdd0g0mtak9
I've eaten HUEL 100% for 2 weeks to 2 months (not sure anymore but I've consumed two big bags of the protein and the other flavour, then purchased two additional protein bags). I've started developing shaking symptoms (fingers started to shake slightly then more and more) and farted so much it was incredible. I've also developed severe cramps (I've never had such cramps before) which led me to stop consuming it. Niklas Steenfatt was the YouTube who recommended Huel, I've even got merch from them for buying so much. I thought oh great finally I don't have to cook anymore but the cramps were crazy. My whole leg and butt cramped in the middle of the night so I couldn't sleep. I didn't even train that much. I've thrown away the two expensive protein bags after that. This stuff makes you sick for sure.
@IBetOnInsiderKnowledgeOnl I mean, I work out, did 100% Huel for longer and never got anything like that. I'm not sure why you would take the protein powder if you already have 100% Huel, it's arguably already borderline too much protein in the formula
@IBetOnInsiderKnowledgeOnl aren’t the shaking symptoms due to drinking too many shakes?
@creator Let's get a control group. If you run market resolution protocol today (asking the LLM and making a judgement), how would it resolve?
@Yakushi12345 Yes, not chewing is bad for you as you need chewing to be able to consume food. If you chew more then you digest it more. Source: A friend of mine who studies pharmacy.
@Fion also, will you ask the LLM to give you a single yes/no answer, or will you tell it you're trying to resolve a market, or will you ask an open ended question and interpret the result yourself?
Is "resolve to %" a thing that can happen with this market?
@Fion I would ask an open ended question to get the information I'm interested in, and then resolve based on my judgements on if it is "worth it".