What are the facts about MSG?
Is it really harmful?
There's a Chinese restaurant within walking distance from my dorm.
I eat there 2-4 times a week. they're really cheap and and i've been eating there for a 1 1/2 years now.
I'm in great shape.
6'2
155lbs
HDL Cholesterol = 55
LDL cholesterol = 114 mg/dL
Triglycerides = 60
Glucose = 98
Total cholesterol = 181 mg/dL
Should I be concerned that it may cause health risk later for me or is this "Glucose free" all over again?
>>7513251
>MSG is poison
I wish this meme would die.
it's fine dude. it's just a mom science thing.
>>7513281
>mom science
I like this term.
And yeah, there's really nothing wrong with MSG. A lot of foods have it, tomatoes naturally have it for example. It's basically the gluten of the 70s-90s. The reason some people feel like shit after eating Chinese-American food is that much of it is breaded, fried, then drenched in sugary sauce. And it's usually served with rice or noodles, so you basically get a shitton of carbs and sugars in once sitting.
>>7513251
Nothing wrong with it, BUT things end up tastier so you'll problably end up eating more than you actually need, which is a bad things when applied or mixed with carbs of any sort.
the only thing inherently wrong with MSG is the sodium content, which is the same problem as salt
so salt and MSG, which usually goes together has a really high sodium shit
also most of the time when MSG is in food, it's not in salads or light foods
I'm also 6'2 and 150 pounds. You're probably built like a stick. You should be 170 or 180.
Ask a fucking doctor where do you think you are
>>7513281
Aye.
>>7513251
It's as real as fan death, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and autism vaccines.
>>7513251
My dietician actually said I should look this stuff up as it supresses fullness and i need to eat more, any truth?
>>7513407
Yes. That's why it's used in almost every product. But as anon previouslly said, the msg+salt (+suggar) + carbs is the problem.
It basically tells your brain that you are eating bone marrow, which is exactlly what helped our ancestors develop one.