2.22.2011

MSG, Madison Square Garden?

I wanted to take these posts on a more relatable route. I feel like they've been long droning stories that no one cares about, unfortunately you guys will have to wait till next week for a post like that.
This week I want to talk to you about MSG, or monosodium glutimate. MSG is that chemical that is supposedly added to Chinese food to give it flavor, but can apparently cause headaches. I had always heard that it was bad for you, but I recently read that that was all lies, and that often when one sees "natural flavors" in the ingredients list it is actually MSG. Supposedly even the headache thing is a hoax. I was curious if any of you had ever heard that it was bad for you, or if you have ever suspected that you showed "symptoms" of a negative reaction to MSG. I've provided a link here to the article I read if you're curious.

2 comments:

  1. I've had stomachaches after eating Chinese food, don't know if that's related or not.

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  2. I'm totally persuaded (perhaps falsely) that MSG is bad for me and I try never to eat it.

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