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Boogyman or concern?

ReadynWillin
ReadynWillin Posts: 104
edited February 13 in Food and Nutrition
Sooo... MSG.

Why's avoiding it such a big deal? Comparable at all to the "heavy metals in canned tuna" issue? Or is the scare all hype?

Sure, I could google it. But that wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. :wink:

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  • toholio
    toholio Posts: 46 Member
    It's mostly hype. Some people might have an intolerance to it but generally speaking it's no worse than the other glutamates.

    If you eat tomato paste without problems then you shouldn't expect to have any issue with other foods containing glutamates, such as MSG.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,460 Member
    If people have been eating processed foods then they're consuming MSG......apparently if people know they're eating MSG symptoms increase ....of course some people may have an aversion to MSG in much the samew way people have aversions to any ingredient.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Some people are sensitive to it. For most people it's fine.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,312 Member
    I have to watch for it due to a diagnosed medical condition, but if I didn't have that I would not worry too much about it.
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