What are the dangers of MSG?

Answer 1

MSG works as a neurotoxin to tell your brain that the food you are eating is good and you want more. It has been known to cause headache, dizziness, tachycardia, and stroke. It's addictive nature causes the person to eat more than average amounts which causes obesity and has been shown to be fatal in laboratory rats.

Answer 2

Persistent salty-but-not-salty flavor.

Uncomfortable aftertaste.

Stinky bowels.

Those are the only sure effects.

Likely effects include overeating and the associated obesity, poor food choices (because they taste better,) and hypochondria while reading about MSG on the internet.

Answer 3

Mostly people say that msg can really harm humans but according to recently done research (2011) msg isn't too harmful. Only to a few individuals does it give a headache. This myth started when a guy with a headache said that after eating msg he fell ill. To know more about this here is a link of the video of discovery science channel's program 'food detectives'. This is just part 1, you can search part 2 if you find the 1st one interesting. the program food detectives also answers other popularly asked questions.

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Answer 4

Yes - it can cause what is commonly known as Chinese cook's disease - it causes moisture retention and can produced a puffy and bloated face.