How is MSG bad for you?

Question

I've heard MSG is bad for you, but why? What does it do to you?

Answer 1

Personally I don't think MSG itself is bad for you. Glutamates occur in almost every single food out there especially ones with alot of protein. So if you eat italian food like spaghetti and meatballs, which has a crapload of naturally occurring glumates, would you feel dizzy and sick from that? That spaghetti and meatballs with parmasean on top would probably be more saturated in glumates than three chinese dishes.

The problem is, I think the symptoms, if anything, are either caused by something else, or if MSG is to blame, it's caused by excess MSG. Some chinese restaurants are shady and add HUGE amounts of MSG to the food.

MSG itself isn't bad for you. It's just salt, except instead of chloride ion attached to sodium, it has delicious glutamate. When you put too much, that's another story.

Answer 2

> glucose is the main food of the brain. MSG is salty. high levels of MSG may cause damage to areas of the brain.

> there is credible evidence that MSG is a contributing factor in triggering migraines and could contribute to obesity, and fibromyalgia.

> A 1995 FDA-commissioned report acknowledged that "An unknown percentage of the population may react to MSG and develop MSG symptom complex, a condition characterized by one or more of the following symptoms:

* burning sensation in the back of the neck, forearms and chest
* numbness in the back of the neck, radiating to the arms and back
* tingling, warmth and weakness in the face, temples, upper back, neck and arms
* facial pressure or tightness
* chest pain
* headache
* nausea
* rapid heartbeat
* bronchospasm (difficulty breathing) in MSG-intolerant people with asthma
* drowsiness
* weakness."

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I'm not sure but my boss is highly allergic to it