Soylent: The Effects On The Human Gut Microbiome

With the rise of many meal replacement drinks, there has yet to be any research into their effect on the human gut microbiome. The most extreme version of these replacement drink is a product called Soylent, which has all the needed vitamins and calories to be a complete food replacement. Previous studies have shown that a switch in diet can cause changes within the microbiome in as little as a single meal. While the proper nutrients are still present within these drinks, there could be unknown effects on the health of the gut microbiome. The hypothesis is that there will be significant negative changes within a gut microbiome when the food source is switched to a pure liquid diet. The methods for testing this are relatively simple, it requires