I've always wondered if someday we will not have time to eat, we will just take pills that contain all the nutrients we need. do you think this will happen, or do you think ppl like to eat food too much?
2006-10-08 06:56:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sure,soylent green.
2006-10-08 06:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a.) Our intestinal systems need a certain amount of bulk to operate correctly. Pills alone, or even pills and water will not accomplish this.
b.) It would not be cost effective- in order to contain every nutrient needed in a small, stable form, the thing would have to be so engineered that the ingredients and processing costs would run the price up.
c.) No one would buy it. People enjoy eating. It is a true pleasure in life. Trillions of dollars are spent on it in one way or another because we LIKE doing it.
d.) We already have 'emergency ration bars' that you can live on for a while- no one particularly likes using the stuff because it is not 'food' as we want it to be.
2006-10-08 14:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've often though about this. I think it's a good idea. I mean, I would still want to enjoy meals w/friends and family and enjoy and savor the taste of a juicy steak.
But there are times that eating is just a chore. The problem with this is that your stomach would still feel hungry. Enless the pill satisfies hunger and all nutrients that the body needs it would be useless.
2006-10-08 14:07:23 · answer #3 · answered by hp one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally think that people like to eat food too much. I certianly wouldn't take a pill, if there was food around. Then that is one less thing in the world to enjoy.
2006-10-08 13:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by ms.melancholy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm of two minds on this; on the one hand it would curb overeating and obesity, but on the other hand one of the things I enjoy about life is when I eat, TASTING the food, and it would be a shame to lose that.
2006-10-08 13:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have always wondered that question too. I asked my science teacher once but she accused me of being on drugs. anyway i think it would be a good idea for scientists to start researching into these things as the earth gets more populated.
2006-10-08 14:06:21 · answer #6 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G*d, if we come to that then what in the world is the point in living? If we don't have time to enjoy a meal, we don't have time to do anything FUN like hang with our friends and such.
2006-10-08 13:58:30 · answer #7 · answered by sakira_starwolf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't think that will happen....how could 'they' pack a few pills with the energy and fibre that we need?
2006-10-08 14:13:53 · answer #8 · answered by eantaelor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. people like the taste and texture of food, so we won't make pills
2006-10-08 13:58:21 · answer #9 · answered by ???????????????????????????????? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no we like the taste and consumption too much
2006-10-08 14:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by Quasi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋