MSG really bad for you?
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Anonymous
| I know the conventional wisdom says MSG is terrible for your health. Is it really though? What do you think? |
Anonymous
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Yes because it makes food 20x more delicious and hence you eat more.
Is sugar bad for you? Is butter? Is cream? |
Anonymous
| It triggers migraines. |
Anonymous
Along with hard cheeses, red wines, chocolate, nuts, miso, olives, and yogurt -- depending on the person. I'm not sure MSG should be treated any differently than these. |
Anonymous
This is a myth that’s been disproven 1000 times. |
Anonymous
| It can send my spouse into afib |
Anonymous
| I am allergic to it. |
Anonymous
Urban legend. MSG's poor reputation is based on false information. Read the studies. |
Anonymous
| MSG gives me powerful energy spurts that feel really weird. It took me a while to connect it to MSG, but since figuring it out I stay away from it. |
Anonymous
Psychosomatic |
Anonymous
Nope |
Anonymous
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It’s based on a hoax letter to the New England journal of medicine. Consider it similar to the vaccine- autism nejm hoax. It’s composed of sodium and glutamic acid, which is an essential amino acid that we all consume in abundance in the form of proteins. So it’s nothing that our body doesn’t see regularly.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51139005 It does contain sodium, but has 1/3 the sodium as table salt, so it is actually useful as aa replacement for salt for sodium conscious people. |
Anonymous
| It's anti Asian rasism |
Anonymous
| Make some people sick, others aren’t bothered by it. |
Anonymous
Stop. No it isn’t. Asian food can be made without it. Maybe dishes don’t even have it to begin with. It isn’t even an essential herb or spice, it is just an additive. It’s no different than asking for a dish to be prepared with less salt. |