High Fructose Corn Syrup not that bad?

[Losonti Tokash]

This is a terrible idea. Obesity isn't the only sort of food disorder out there. I have a problem with my appetite being almost non-existent and this is a major issue for a lot of people with depression.

It wouldn't prevent you from eating or mean you wouldn't feel hunger if starving yourself to death, just moderately tone down the amount of hunger felt ordinarily. Short of being out of money or extremely rare medical conditions, it can't be that hard to eat enough, hungry or not, unless the food you eat is really terrible tasting for some reason. Usually depression is more associated with overeating, taking refuge in the enjoyment of eating.

No, it doesn't stop me, but unless I'm actively keeping track of my meals I forget to eat. I usually don't realize I'm hungry until I notice my hands are shaking.

[Broomstick]

Well, yeah, but most crops put something back into the soil, which is why crop rotation works. I was under the impression that anything soybeans give back is in such tiny amounts as to be worthless.

Sort of. Crop rotation just keeps the strain down and, when paired with nitrogen fixers like clover, help keep the soil as well off as possible. Soybeans could be particularly bad at that, though.

Soybean is a legume - it adds nitrogen to the soil, which is why it is alternated with corn, which really does deplete the soil. Although soybeans may deplete other nutrients, planting them normally winds up fixing atmospheric nitrogen into the soil, just like clover does.

[Erik von Nein]

I see. Apparently I completely forgot about it being a legume. Wooo.

Never mind, then.