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There are key factors like age and what you are replacing that you have to consider as well.<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">For the average healthy adult, meal replacement bars or shakes seem to be beneficial only when they are replacing an unhealthy food item in your daily diet<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">meal replacements are sometimes used to help feed sick patients who can&#8217;t keep any food down<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a place for meal replacements when people are really having trouble eating for one reason or another, but for healthy, free-living people of any age, they should be eating whole food, and they should be taking the time and the effort to do so,&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;The meal replacement company Soylent offers grab-and-go drinks and bars designed to be consumed in place of sitting down for a meal &#8212; but, for now, the company is urging customers to throw out its Soylent Bars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"source\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/10\/25\/health\/soylent-meal-replacement-diets\/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Health%29\">http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/10\/25\/health\/soylent-meal-replacement-diets\/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Health%29<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you thought about using meal replacements in order to get healthy or even to lose weight? 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