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CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Why does cats (and similar animals) can live with the exact same food every day, but we (humans) need a variety of food to survive?

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Why does cats (and similar animals) can live with the exact same food every day, but we (humans) need a variety of food to survive?

CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months ago
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  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksM
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    3 months ago

    Asked my GF who’s an aspiring crazy cat lady:

    It’s because (proper) cat food is engineered to contain all the nutrients they need. While it looks like a bland mush of only one thing, it’s more like the cat equivalent of having several full nutricious meals run through a blender. The required variety is built in.

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      I’m convinced you could create such a food for humans too, it’s just not many people want that.

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        3 months ago

        Speak for yourself, bachelor chow would solve many problems for me

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        3 months ago

        Isn’t that basically what Huel is?

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        Its called soylent. Been around for at least a couple decades.

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        https://arstechnica.com/series/ars-does-soylent/

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        3 months ago

        They have.

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        That’s true, but we’re not cats.

        It’s can be difficult to change a cat’s food. You have to gradually introduce the new food mixed in with the old food, or the cat may just refuse to eat it.

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