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Default Revisiting MSG and Weight Gain

George wrote:
> Goomba wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>>> MSG... my uncle worked with MSG at a food company back when MSG got a
>>> bad name. His department's job was to break it down to the catalysts
>>> and enzymes and list those so they wouldn't have to list MSG in the
>>> ingredients lists of their products.
>>>
>>> He died of a heart attack. He was 36 years old. The company went
>>> through great legal expense to prove it wasn't their fault. We knew
>>> better. They won. The BUMS!!!!!!
>>>
>>> Andy

>>
>> And did the autopsy show drugs or anything in his system?
>> Young people who die early of heart attacks have been known to have
>> cocaine or other stimulants in their system.

>
> Or simply because of the genetic roll of the dice when he was conceived
> produced some congenital defect. A friend's friend 26 year old son died
> of a heart attack in his sleep just a few months ago. I know the
> pathologist who did the autopsy and she is quite competent and thorough.
> No drugs were involved. He had a congenital defect.
>

Right.. two examples of valid reasons a young man would have an MI and
they have *nothing* to do with MSG.