Posted on 07/04/2022 12:36:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
It is believed to cause hair loss, headaches and heart palpitations — no wonder most Singaporeans give MSG the thumbs down. But the programme Talking Point finds out seven things you may not have known that may change opinions.
Many people think it is linked to a myriad of health issues and side effects, from nausea, heart palpitations and headaches to numbness, excessive thirst and hair loss.
In a recent straw poll on Instagram, the programme Talking Point found that more than half the respondents gave MSG the thumbs down.
But is the popular opinion of this flavour enhancer based on good science? Is MSG really that bad for health? Programme host Rai Kannu comes away with a “shocking fact” as he goes looking for the truth.
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I like the flavor of MSG foods, but 100% of the time noticed a headache and I’m bald, so....
It reliably gives me migraines....
I have the same msg reaction.
Gave me ventricular tachycardia.
Thanks. That was very interesting.
I have no problem with MSG and use it regularly. There are plenty of other things with nasty sounding names that are harmless. For instance, Xanthan gum. You’ve probably seen it on ingredient list next to a bunch of chemicals. It’s a great thickener that doesn’t discolor food. I used it yesterday to thicken a cherry sauce.
Adverse reaction to MSG is very real. I am a poster boy for that concept. While I understand not everyone has an adverse reaction, many do. I’m just one of many. I avoid it like the plague. That includes all the derivatives mentioned in the article which are found in most all processed foods.
MSG tastes and preserves so good that it is almost cheating.
I hate the stuff. Makes me aggravated and sleepless.
You might be surprised to know that many restaurants use MSG in their salsa.
I’m sure I read about it giving some people headaches.
I have to avoid MSG, and I automatically know when I’ve eaten something with MSG. I get a distinctive headache behind my eyes. At a Chinese restaurant years ago, the cook at the grill put a bunch of MSG in my food without telling me. I had a MASSIVE headache that night, the worst I’d ever had, and I couldn’t sleep. So, yes, there are people like me who are very sensitive to MSG.
I wonder if the adverse effects of MSG are due to genetics like cilantro. Most people love cilantro but some (like me) find it awful. My understanding is that is due to genetics.
All the carefully engineered and reported scientific studies in the known universe pale if MSG gives you a raging headache when you consume it. Many people report this effect. Sometimes I get a headache and sometimes I don’t, but the times I do far outweigh the benefits of eating lower grade Chinese food.
If it ain’t MSG amusing the MASSIVE unquenchable thirst I experience after eating Raman Noodle I’d like to know what it is? I started eating Raman decades ago with no problem. Big fan of MSG in my cooking days. But five or so years ago boom! With Raman it’s torture. A few other things give me a way milder form of the thirst, certain pizza places food, certain hotdog brands, Chinese food in general. I put as much salt on food as I ever did with no problems at all.
It gives me a headache.
When FrogDad would go TDY and I was only feeding myself, I’d stop at Church’s Chicken and get 10 thighs and a large order of fried okra.
That would last me 3 days, lunch and dinner. And by day 3, my head would just ache. I finally looked up what’s in their chicken and okra, they put MSG in both, at that time.
So did some experimenting and would reliably get a headache after a few days of the stuff. I still love Church’s Chicken, just can’t eat it for more than a meal.
It turned me into a newt....
No head aches but extremely strange brain pressure. It acts like a water retainer in brain or something
the stuff is popular on restaurant food in Hawaii. I lived there for a couple decades and learned to ask for it to be omitted. If it was on anything I was eating I would get a pain at the base of my skull before the meal was over. It would take a few hours and a lot of water to wash it out and get my normal head back. The stuff ought to be outlawed for food service. Maybe it could be added to, oh, I dunno, brake fluid?
Uncle Roger say MSG good on everything.
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