Comment Comment by sigma2015 My favorite argument for food being more than just a percentual composition of nutrients is the fact that your gut is effectively able to smell.> Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600440/]Beyond my scepticism regarding the long-term benefit of a simplification of eating down to relying to a single designed food source - I am also worried about the mindset of a person who is motivated in doing so. parent sigma2015 11 years ago
> Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation
[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600440/]
Beyond my scepticism regarding the long-term benefit of a simplification of eating down to relying to a single designed food source - I am also worried about the mindset of a person who is motivated in doing so.