I haven’t died from it; I’ve wished to die a few times. MSG causes extreme migraines in me so I try my best or avoid it by eating mostly at home and perusing every ingredient (MSG hides under many euphemisms, even under the ingredient “spice.” ) and only eating out where I have successfully eaten before, or choosing very carefully from the menu. And asking the waiter and manager.
MSG doesn’t kill you outright, not even make you puke all night. It just makes you like the taste of your food, then cumulatively negatively affect your brain. Enough of it in your life and you end your days with alzheimers, Parkinson’s, Lou gehrig’s, and other brain inflictions. It’s a neurotoxin, so it’s insidious. And most people not react to it or even know they are ingesting it.
For instance, EVERY* soup or broth sold in any store contains it. Every single one, including the ones that say NO MSG on the front. They just call it one of its many other names, including “spices.”
* there is one organic vegetable broth at whole foods that doesn’t contain it. However, it tastes like colored water. You could throw some old veggies from your fridge into a pot of water and create a better vegetable broth in 20 minutes.
Doubtless there will be someone along shortly to tell you you are wrong, not to believe your own experience, that MSG is utterly harmless, just like aspartame...
See my post #25. It doesn’t bother everyone at least not so that they notice but it does bother some of us a lot!