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op !cUx0DKoHmo Mon Sep 23 09:33:58 2013 No.4821136 [DELETED]

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legit, is MSG bad for you? i'm about to go to the oriental market to get some 5 spice, but i'm also considering getting msg just because.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:34:58 2013 No.4821138 No, except you should limit it in the same manner as salt if you have hypertension.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:34:58 2013 No.4821137 Are you retarded? Everyone knows MSG gives you Headaches and can in some cases even lead to cancer.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:36:58 2013 No.4821141 >>4821137 What shill have you been listening too?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:37:59 2013 No.4821146 >>4821137 >"Everyone knows that" >"How?" >"By everyone knowing it" That's how you know it's bullshit. MSG does neither of those things.

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Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:38:59 2013 No.4821151

It's got a high sodium content (since that's what it mostly is) which is bad news for people with hypertension or who have or are prone to heart disease.
Then again, that's the same as for salt. If you treat it the same as that, you'll probably be fine if you eat a balanced diet and exercise.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:39:57 2013 No.4821152 >>4821141 >>4821146 Enjoy your chinese-restaurant syndrome faggots

>>	op !cUx0DKoHmo Mon Sep 23 09:40:57 2013 No.4821155 >>4821138 >>4821151 Hmm, well I don't plan on using it often; maybe only for ethnic cuisines (filipino, indian, thai, chinese). Would a little pinch go a long way in replacement of salt?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:43:58 2013 No.4821160 >>4821155 just get it. it's glorious. like injecting that "cooked with beef" flavor into everything.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 09:56:59 2013 No.4821177 MSG is no worse for you than salt.

Anonymous Mon Sep 23 10:18:58 2013 No.4821197

I buy MSG shakers in bulk and put that shit on everything.

Like anything, some people are more sensitive to it than others. It doesn't do a damn thing to be, while others practically go into full alergic shock. Some others just get a headache.

Nothing bad about it itself, just depends on the person. like HFCS.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 10:24:58 2013 No.4821204 I never understood what the big deal about MSG was. Then again some people treat carbs like it is poison.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 10:26:58 2013 No.4821205 >>4821136 There's no scientific evidence of it doing jack shit. Soccer moms will just believe what talk show hosts say and treat it like it's poison because "better safe than sorry".

Anonymous Mon Sep 23 10:26:58 2013 No.4821206

>>4821136

MSG, like everything that's fucking good in this world, is good as long as you don't abuse it.

A pinch of it improves any savory dish a whole lot.

If you're using other ingredients that already have MSG (certain brands of premade stocks, broth cubes, etc, etc), just skip on adding MSG and salt for that matter.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 10:55:36 2013 No.4821237 >>4821136 It's only bad if you're allergic to it. If you've never experienced any symptoms after eating cheap Chinese takeout then you'll be fine.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 10:57:36 2013 No.4821239 >>4821204 >I never understood what the big deal about MSG was. It was a big media scare back in the late 1980s.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 11:04:36 2013 No.4821247 >>4821239 And then companies starting using ingredients like autolyzed yeast extract, which is basically like using evaporated cane juice instead of sugar. It's the same shit, but you make it sound like something vaguely natural.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 14:20:54 2013 No.4821617 Responding to a troll thread

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 14:32:56 2013 No.4821638 >>4821239 Just like dihydrogen monoxide

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 14:34:53 2013 No.4821640 >>4821204 People [including /ck/] get afraid whenever something has a remotely scientific name.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 14:41:53 2013 No.4821657 Guys, soy sauce is a natural source of msg. It's been eaten as a condiment for thousands of years, use that instead, it's like 3 buck a bottle.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 14:43:52 2013 No.4821660 >>4821155 treat it EXACTLY as you would salt. It's no more dangerous than tomatoes or Parmesan cheese, which are huge sources of glutamate.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 14:53:53 2013 No.4821677 >>4821660 Q F T

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 14:55:57 2013 No.4821681 >>4821136 Dude, is doing even the most cursory research somehow an alien concept to you?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 15:10:54 2013 No.4821718 MSG has been linked to headaches in SOME people. That's it. It's not particularly healthy but it's not going to hurt you.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 15:16:54 2013 No.4821727 >>4821237 I was having allergic reactions after eating Chinese takeaway and had no idea it was possible to be allergic to MSG. Thank you based anon.

>>	Beans Mon Sep 23 15:21:53 2013 No.4821736 >>4821150 haha yes! teen girl squad!

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 15:25:54 2013 No.4821743 >>4821136 don't mind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate#Safety

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 15:29:54 2013 No.4821751 >>4821681 OP is lazy. Either OP is a lazy non-troll who can't be fucked to look up something simple, or OP is a lazy troll who can't be fucked to craft a non-obvious bait.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 19:29:29 2013 No.4822287 >>4821657 Why should we? Soy sauce is fine for some things, but MSG is more versatile overall.

Anonymous Mon Sep 23 19:46:30 2013 No.4822317

Listen man, there's a difference between bound and unbound. free glutamic acid verses glutamic acid. that shit messed me up. seriously, tachycardias and shit.

as long as you learn the difference, you're golden. also, half the population doesn't have reaction to it, so test going without and see how you feel.

involves lots of research.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 19:47:29 2013 No.4822321 >>4822317 >here's a difference between bound and unbound. free glutamic acid verses glutamic acid. what?

Anonymous Mon Sep 23 19:50:29 2013 No.4822325
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It won't kill you. Even if it did shorten your lifespan by a few years if you eat it every day, who cares?

If you're worried about it, just use salt, soy sauce, etc. You really don't need msg for anything.

MSG exists naturally in chicken, so it's not so bad. But I don't ever eat straight msg. I'm fine with foods that contain it though like chips or ramen.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 19:52:29 2013 No.4822327 >>4822325 >If you're worried about it, just use salt b ut its the sodium that is the only part with any effect on you. Its exactly the same as salt

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 19:53:28 2013 No.4822330 It's bad if you use spoonfulls of it instead of just a pinch for meals.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 19:56:29 2013 No.4822341 >>4822327 No. And salt is fine. Just don't overdo it. Too little sodium is bad btw.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 20:00:29 2013 No.4822355 >>4822341 a lot of sodium is bad if you already have high blood pressure, if not salt and MSG are perfectly fine

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 20:06:28 2013 No.4822367 >>4822355 Not everyone with hypertension is sodium sensitive.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 20:15:30 2013 No.4822379 >>4821136 I heard it doesn't do any harm other than some people claiming it gives them mild headaches.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 20:27:04 2013 No.4822397 >>4822379 which it definitely does not do

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 23 21:27:22 2013 No.4822559 >>4822367 But sodium makes you retain water, in which it may also increase your blood pressure. That's why they say to moderate it, not completely remove it from your diet.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 24 01:27:04 2013 No.4822981 >>4821136 I asked my professor who specializes in environmental health and cancer that MSG isn't unhealthy although you can get headaches from it. It's about unhealthy as salt.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 24 02:27:24 2013 No.4823051 >>4822379 It irritates my mouth and causes my throat and sinuses to fill with mucous, but that is because of my intolerance, not MSG's fault.

>>	Social Haze (Previously Sceak) !!b5Dh2e2S/Jf Tue Sep 24 04:35:29 2013 No.4823254 >>4821136 I don't mind when there is MSG in prepared foods I purchase. It's not toxic.

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