Why MSG Isn’t Really That Bad

Fact: Anything with MSG in it just tastes better. But for years we’ve been told how awful it is for us and to steer clear of any foods that use it. So what i…


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green screen fail.
did u record this while on vacation? :)
Yeah and salt has iodine that you need and you say MSG is not bad? So how
much dose is recommended? how much MSG do we put in our body in a day,what
products have MSG? and so on..... you come to conclusion that you cant have
normal MSG consumption because it is in 90% products you eat.So this is
poor explanation or somebody is paying you well for clumsy info.
The problem with MSG is not so much the substance itself, but how it is
being used. You're eating a canned soup and it tastes delicious, but it
might be void of any healthy ingredients, thus making you believe
otherwise. Also, it is being used for an addiction mechanism, making you
eat more, because it's so delicious. Eating more of less nutrient value -
that's the scheme. The food industry is only interested in profits, thus
they tend to use this as much as they can, and this will eventually,
through lobbying and all, lead to an actual overuse of it.
A related example is aspartame. It's cheaper than sugar and attractive for
people on a diet, so more profitable for the industry, but did you know
it's poisonous? The FDA effectively allows it because they consider the
poison dosage not high enough to cause immediate results that then could be
directly linked to aspartame.
It's the same old story everywhere: The industry tries to sell you cheap
crap for big bucks.
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Ingrid Morbid · 563 weeks ago

In the comments i see some people add this in their food. I thought it was
just a thing used in processed food? You buy this stuff ina supermarket or
something? Oo I barely use salt allready on my food, because i like the
flavours of my food, i've never thought of putting some substance in it.
Sounds like some addictive thing, and the mind playing tricks on you that
it's needed to make it 'better'. Idk if it's safe or not, i just don't see
why you'd even take the risk. Same with people putting salt on everything,
often it's done as a habit, not even tasting the food before putting it on
there.
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Jeremy Kean · 563 weeks ago

I picked up a little bag of it from a bulk food store. I try it on all
sorts of shit. If I were to describe the flavour, I'd say it's like meat.
Which makes it very strange to taste on its own. But with soup, meat, and
cheesey dishes, it's pretty great. If the prevailing flavour is salt, MSG
might work.

Word of warning, do not put it on peanut butter. Peanut butter shouldn't
taste like meat. You will be left with deep scars. If you consider putting
it on a peanut butter sandwich, I would suggest instead watching 3 Guys 1
Hammer. That would be a less traumatic alternative.
Lol at all the stupid Americans in the comments ranting about how bad MSG
is and how it makes you stupid and kills you and makes you fat.
Japan eats more MSG than the USA and Japan has the highest life expectancy
in the world as well at the 2nd or 3rd highest IQ behind Hong Kong and also
low obesity rates. So huge lol.
Americans are so stupid they don't even understand the science of MSG.
Using studies in baby mice and feeding them 50x the normal dosage of course
will cause problems. Feeding baby mice many things at 50x the dosage will
cause horrible things to happen. Could be 50x salt even or 50x acidic or
alkaline foods or any other thing that we consume.
Truth is the health food movement is the scam and are using gullible people
to make money. The health food movement pretty much claim you shouldn't eat
Salt, Sugar, Normal Fats, MSG, Colors, Carbs, Acidic foods, meats. They
even claim you should drink distilled water. I suggest people start doing
their science so they don't get fooled by this because the health movement
is actually harmful to your body.
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ThoolooExpress · 563 weeks ago

I have a whole bag of crystallized msg, and I can tell you that it does NOT
make everything taste better. Eating even a small amount of it pure can
irritate your tongue, and too much tastes bad. Also, it makes both a bad
pancake topping and ice cream flavor.
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Rawgardening · 563 weeks ago

Any study suggesting it is harmless, was done by the food industry that
sells it. 
Keep buying this bullshit, sheep. Trust the corporations. They care about
you. They really do.

And the fact that our "healthcare" system is for-profit? It's not related
at all. Go bac to sleep.
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NINTHSKULL · 563 weeks ago

Well.... MSG is bad if you have a condition that, when consumed in any
amount, MSG will put you into hyper-fibrillation and hospitalize you for
weeks... (My dad)
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Eric Taylor · 563 weeks ago

My mother is allergic to it. She gets very sick if she eats it. Can you
please explain to me how thinned retinas and holes in the brain are not
"ill effects"? Unless I'm elected Pope, I sure as hell don't want a holy
brain.
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echoeddra8on · 563 weeks ago

Well this is comforting news....until I heard holes in my brain.
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lonewolfang · 563 weeks ago

Hmmm so I could put MSG on veggies that I absolutely hate and gag trying to
eat because the taste is so horrible? Hmmm
and good old msg
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ShadeSlayer1911 · 563 weeks ago

I once dunked pieces of chicken in MSG...okay twice...thrice...a couple
times here and there...but seriously not that often.
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hateUmankind · 563 weeks ago

a lot of food are bad when you eat too damn much of it remember to eat
health food & drink good juice too & have fitness life style too to keep up
your life
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LissyVapes · 563 weeks ago

If you go to the spice isle in just about any grocery store you should be
able to find MSG. It's usually branded as "accent". I use it from time to
time in homemade soups and stews. It does make them more savory. I don't
use it often and when I do, I use a small amount. You can actually taste
the difference. everything in moderation!
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Gwen Traveler · 563 weeks ago

Well I eat Chinese food about twice a month at most.. so I'm in the clear!
the definition of dumb
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Edward Smith · 563 weeks ago

MSG is bloody great. Life is short, and if there is no conclusive evidence
that MSG is bad then dig in I say. After all, it was all started because
some guy in the 60s had a weak stomach and couldn't handle the Chinese
jandle
MSG mess with your memory... Your memory of the Chinese meal you had last
week will be better than it actually was and you will want more! MSG will
make you fatter and dumber... MSG *ISN'T* a normal "spice"... It is a
chemical that transform food into addictive food (aka drugs)...
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Heimir Smari · 563 weeks ago

I often cook with MSG in combination with salt. That is, I use much less
salt and just a bit of MSG. Instead of a teaspoon of salt, maybe 1/4th
teaspoon salt and 1/6th MSG. The food tastes about the same and is
healthier on the heart. Lots of heart problems in the family and I believe
this can lessen the strain on it. Never had a problem with it.
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Natsuhi Kururugi · 563 weeks ago

I was always told that MSG is bad for you but never why or how. It's
baffled me though a bit why but I never pursued it and I assume I eat it a
lot with normal foods containing natural MSG shrugs. 
They named all food s I really liked!
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goosebumper88 · 563 weeks ago

"On the negative side, research concluded that it could thin your retinas,
cause asthma and obesity, and even put holes in your brain. Where as on the
positive sid they said, "it has no ill effects".
What are you saying here? It seems like these two sentences directly
contradict each other.

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