It has been posted that MSG is included and utilized as a neurotransmitter. Of course, this has ignited neurotrasmitter vs. neurotoxin debates on different boards. MSG evokes very strong reactions in some people- the allergic ones and the anti-whatever folks. I am personally not too worried about it because I don't consume any other MSG products and am not allergic. In Japan, where they use tons of it (you would want to with all the tofu and glucomannan-based noodles) they refer to the unique flavor of MSG (can you say meat tenderizer? LOL) as 'tastiness". The national dietary habits have yet to be criticized as unhealthly... Yet another reason to not worry about it unless you are allergic- somatically- or if MSG makes you crazy.
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It has been posted that MSG is included and utilized as a neurotransmitter. Of course, this has ignited neurotrasmitter vs. neurotoxin debates on different boards. MSG evokes very strong reactions in some people- the allergic ones and the anti-whatever folks. I am personally not too worried about it because I don't consume any other MSG products and am not allergic. In Japan, where they use tons of it (you would want to with all the tofu and glucomannan-based noodles) they refer to the unique flavor of MSG (can you say meat tenderizer? LOL) as 'tastiness". The national dietary habits have yet to be criticized as unhealthly... Yet another reason to not worry about it unless you are allergic- somatically- or if MSG makes you crazy.
June 19, 2010 - 11:10pmThis Comment
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