On Feb 28, 8:20*am, atec 77 <"atec 77 > wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
> > *bulka > wrote:
>
> >> Upfront - I love MSG. *That said:
>
> >> "A little goes a long way" - I think msg has a thresehold. *Something
> >> can be way too salty; *with extra MSG, once it is over the line it
> >> doesnt matter, or at least doesnt register ob our toungue/brains.
>
> >> My groceries sell spices and stuff for $1/bottle. *Accent was about
> >> $4, last time I checked.
>
> > I think I could get addicted to this stuff...
>
> That's one of the unfortunate bad effects *did you google the health
> problems yet ?


FROM WIKIPEDIA:
MSG as a food ingredient has been the subject of health studies. A
report from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental
Biology (FASEB) compiled in 1995 on behalf of the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that MSG was safe for most
people when "eaten at customary levels". However, it also said that,
based on anecdotal reports, some people may have an MSG intolerance
which causes "MSG symptom complex" and/or a worsening of asthmatic
symptoms.[12] Subsequent research found that while large doses of MSG
given without food may elicit more symptoms than a placebo in
individuals who believe that they react adversely to MSG, the
frequency of the responses was low and the responses reported were
inconsistent, not reproducible, and were not observed when MSG was
given with food.[13] While many people believe that MSG is the cause
of these symptoms, a statistical association has not been demonstrated
under controlled conditions, even in studies with people who were
convinced that they were sensitive to it.[13][14][15][16] Adequately
controlling for experimental bias includes a placebo-controlled double-
blinded experimental design and the application in capsules because of
the strong and unique after-taste of glutamates.
source-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

--Bryan