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Bruce[_28_]

In article >,
says...
>
> "tert in seattle" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Just as Kwok had stressed that he had only ever experienced the
Chinese
> restaurant syndrome in the American context, the syndrome was largely
> unknown in countries like Japan and China, both of whom had been using
> MSG for much longer than in the United States.51 Yet, during the 1970s
> at least, American researchers conducted no comparative studies of MSG
> research in either country and the syndrome's uniquely American origins
> went largely unexplored.
>
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> Nevertheless, it is 'uniquely American origins'. Perhaps Americans are
> right to be wary of MSG even though it seems not to affect others.

Have you not heard of Chinese restaurant syndrome in a UK context? In
the Netherlands, it's been discussed a lot over the years, with the same
outcome that's MSG is harmless for most people.