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I've seen some conflicting reports. My boyfriend claims he is slightly
"allergic" to MSG and have always wondered if it was a myth. As far as I
can tell, it is. ' This website'
(http://zidbits.com/2010/12/05/is-the-msg-allergy-a-myth/) cites 3
different published scientific journals/studies which say that MSG
allergies are a myth. My question is, are there any recent scientific
studies that claim it isn't a myth?

I guess I could do my own study, and use a slight amount in some in his
food and see if he complains, but that'd be evil. ;) Anyone have any
more info on this?




--
DebbieDreamer
 
Aussie wrote:

In the US the brand name is Accent.


So Chinese places use plenty of soy sauce for both salt and flavoring.
What is a major consistuent that grows naturally in the soy and wheat
that soy sauce is made from* ? Glutamates. Amazing how that works out.

* Maggi sauce is made from different stuff in different years but I
don't think it ever had wheat. Years ago it listed corn. Lately it has
had big chemical names. Sigh. I like it anyways.
 
On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 03:47:24 +0000, DebbieDreamer
wrote:


MSG is a naturally occurring product in many foods.

Some people CAN react to it in concentrations that are much higher than
occur in nature.

But like gluten, many people only THINK they are reacting to it.
 
On Jan 5, 1:25?am, dsi1 wrote:

Amen to that- I've just dealt with a family member who recently
passed. The caregivers at the hospital she was in were incredible. I
could never do that job, but I thank the amazing people that can.
 
Goomba wrote:

Not good enough when donating blood. I donate regularly. Whole blood
or double red blood cells.


My veins are hard to find but once stuck they flow easily. I warn the
phobotomists at the blood donation center that they will be hard to
find.


It helps a lot.


Ouch. I've only had arterial blood drawn once in my life, in an
emergency room. If I had had the energy to do so I might have made a
lot of noise from the intense pain. If I had the energy to scream I
would not have been in the emergency room though.
 
HumBug! wrote:

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It's very easy to observe if you're reactive to MSG. It was coined the
"Chinese restaurant syndrome" due to the large amounts used in most
restaurants. High levels of MSG caused redness and an uncomfortable
burning sensation on the back of the neck.

I don't have the book I used for a reference but I seem to remember it
was not GRAS or Generally Recognized As Safe. Naturally the tests
involved giving rats typically 2,000 a typical human does, daily. Of
course something's bound to go falsely and terribly wrong with that
study.

My uncle was a chemist at a food additive company working solely on MSG.
He had a heart attack at 36-years-old. The family sued the company but
lost the case.

I never added it ("Accent") to food again. There's enough in certain
processed foods. If you see "natural flavor" it's probably MSG.

Andy
 
On 1/10/2011 4:21 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:



Good answer!


I have very little will power to stop things I like. It took a long
time to stop smoking cigarettes. Unfortunately what I eat when I don't
feel like cooking and just need something to fill me up includes those
ingredients I think I now need to omit. Not sure what to do now when I
don't want to cook.



I think the odds of getting roundworm are good since you can pick it up
from just plain dirt. Tapes might be transmitted from pets, and of
course they get those from fleas.


Food for thought.
 
On 1/5/2011 1:34 PM, merryb wrote:

Nurses are the heart and soul of the medical profession, they're the
grunts in the battle to heal and preserve life. There's few jobs that
can burn out a professional as fast. The worst thing my wife ever saw
was a woman who, due to an allergic reaction, had all of her skin fall
off. I don't even want to think about that one...
 
In article ,
Doug Freyburger wrote:



No, as I said earlier, Coeliac Disease is an autoimmune disease -- one
of those class of diseases that occurs when the immune system "goes
nuts" and attacks the body, rather than protecting it. It's not an
infection, and there are no "nasties" to kill.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases
 
Omelet wrote:

-snip-

Well- just to give the other side of the horror story someone here
went through. . . .

My cath story goes- [8yrs or so ago]
8am- chest pain. It goes away, but I went to hospital to get it
checked out because some 'little birdy' was nagging at me.

10AM- chillin' in the Cath Lab. I got to watch on the monitor as
they poked the catheter into my heart. One 'uncomfortable' moment,
but the surgeon said before he did it-- "This is going to hurt for
about 30 seconds." He was right.

Next day- 12pm- discharged from hospital feeling better than I had in
years. Never looked back. I'm still healthier & more
energetic than I was then. Walking is great exercise for mind and
body.

Stuff happens--- but for the most part, catheters are a pretty simple
solution to a major problem.

Good luck with yours.

Jim
 
On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:56:15 -0600, Andy wrote:


as usual, you don't know ehat you're talking about:

The FDA has classified MSG as GRAS or Generally Recognized as Safe since
1959.



(debbie, you might look at the discussion there.)


a bullshit case was lost. surprise!

blake
 
blake murphy wrote:



No Legs or Brains Murphy,

You're such a lowly loser!

My research was a little more updated from 1959 to the late 1960s.

You stupidly blew your legs off at about the same time.

You didn't die, so that puts you in a lifelong worse position than my
uncle. He's out of his misery. I'm glad your still alive and miserable
and legless!!!

Andy
 
In article ,
DebbieDreamer wrote:


Does he eat pizza? If the answer is yes, he's not allergic to MSG.
Pizza is loaded with it, thanks to the tomatoes and cheese.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases
 
Omelet wrote:

I have three ways to trigger snoring 1) Eat wheat. After 10+ years of
active avoidance I can get accidental doses like gravy or cream of
veggie soup without symptoms. 2) Be over a specific weight. Sigh, I
tend to hover back and forth across that wight. 3) Be exhausted.
Regular use of the treadmill helps as much as getting better sleep.
Note to self the new place has quieter equipment so try the MP3 player
again.


I endorse http://puresleep.com/ as the next level up if the tape strips
dont work. The Pure Sleep is a mouth guard that hold the jaw out to
keep the air passage open. Rather like one of the whitening kits with a
different motive. Whitening for the single folks. No snoring for the
married folks!
 
Omelet wrote:

Corn isn't a big problem for me personally. To me it's sort of a
slippery slope food. If I have it once in a week in small quantities
there are no problems. If I eat it two days in a row I desire it the
third day. Avoidance is a good strategy but I don't need to bother
caring if there's some corn used as a hidden ingredient.

My sample size for thinking corn problems are as common as wheat
problems in the US population is very small. I know enough statistics
to know I should not make that conclusion from my own data. There's
plenty of other data to be found, though.

So yeah. There's little down side in considering corn to be a junk food
that is not worth eating. I think there's a French expression that
translates to "Potatoes are for pigs. Corn is for cattle." How much is
that a joke and how much is it health food advice? For anyone who
counts starches and vegitables as separate categories it should
definitely be counted as a starch not a veggie. No wonder the first
couple of weeks of Weight Watchers used to say no corn.

How actively to avoid corn? Beats me. I just consider it junk food
then eat it sometimes anyways. I don't avoid it in hidden ingredients
with fancy words on labels. I tried that at one point and saw no ill
effects when I added it back in. But I have tried that eliminate and
challenge process. Most folks never have so they don't have the data
for themselves. That most Americans could do well by eating more
cauliflower and less corn is hardly a secret, though.
 
On Jan 4, 2:55?pm, Andy wrote:

You are a very stupid man, Andy. As Blake stated, "The FDA has
classified MSG as GRAS or Generally Recognized as Safe since 1959."
You just blow out your ass instead of even taking the time to Google
something, and you depend on your brain's memory, which is all fucked
up.

--Bryan
 
Brooklyn1 wrote on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:43:11 -0500:



As was mentioned a day or so ago, where do all those coprophagists come
from?
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
 
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