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MSG is the sodium crystaline form of glutamate acid decarboxylase (GAD) which is a non essential proteingenic amino acid. GAD is used in the pancreas to convert citric acid into various compounds using chemical reactions. It is also used in the cerebellum to fire neurons across synapses. MSG was first discovered by a Japanese univeristy professor when he boiled water and seaweed until all of the water had evaporated. Only the monosodium glutamate crystals were left at the bottom of the beaker. So MSG is essential glutamate acid after all water content has left (Along with other chemicals) and only the pure glutamate is left. However MSG is a very concentrated source of GAD so it is bad for you in nearly any dose, it can cause seizures and even Diabetes. GAD is naturally found (in healthy quanities) in meat, fish, and poultry.

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