It doesn't make snacks any harder to resist than salt. From a food production standpoint, MSG is a popular additive because it offers an affordable way to enha

It doesn't make snacks any harder to resist than salt. From a food production standpoint, MSG is a popular additive because it offers an affordable way to enhance the flavor of a wide variety of savory foods. MSG can also be used to reduce the amount of sodium in foods - it contains 30 percent less sodium than table salt, but its flavor-boosting ability keeps low-sodium foods palatable. All MSG does is add umami flavor, which your body responds favorably to as taste is an indicator of nutrition. So in some way, yes, MSG does make the 'snacks harder to resist', in the same way that literally any flavor makes food harder to resist. Our body wants sweet/salty/umami/bitter flavors depending on current needs, and naturally gravitates towards foods with those flavors, as taste is a direct indicator of nutritional value.