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monosodium glutamate

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Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Originally posted by: dpopiz
my mom told me once that the deal with MSG is that its not harmful in anyway, but some people have alergic reactions to it.

so I wikipedia'd it and the stuff they say on there is pretty confusing...



so...what's the facts: is it unhealthy for everyone, like trans fats or whatever, OR is it just something that causes alergic reactions for some people, like peanuts?
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It is the state form of an amino acid. You consume glutamic acid every day.
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glutamic acid != free glutamic acid(msg)
 
Originally posted by: pOwder
A friend of mine gets terrible headaches after eating at this one Mongolian place. Thats the only instance where I've heard of someone having a reaction to MSG. Hell, in that case, it may not even be the MSG, but a reaction to something they might put in their food.
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I get very bad headaches after eating MSG, and am sensitive to other foods containing preservatives and other nitrates. Many people have these problems, and there's an extensive list of triggers for migraine sufferers..including caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, chocolate, cheeses, perfumes/colognes, and pizza...
 
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