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Unless tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and aged beef also give you headaches every time, then its guaranteed not to be the MSG.
by bjl 8y ago
Unless tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and aged beef also give you headaches every time, then its guaranteed not to be the MSG.
- detritus 8y agoThe difference is that those foods are high in glutamate, not the chemically-stabilised for easy human sprinkling 'monosodium glutamate'. I've long suspected any headaches or perceived ill-effects from MSG consumption are probably just sodium spikes from dishes made with a bit too much msg and salt, perhaps washed down with some not enirely quenching alcoholic beverage.
- djmips 8y agoTyramine is supposed to trigger migraines and they are in parm and aged beef.
- waynecochran 8y agoThere is a big difference between the glutamic acid in tomatoes and the refined devilry that is put in Campbell's soup, KFC chicken, and cheap asian food. I do have to watch protein powders and bars that have glutemic acid ... some of these will give me a headache (I am looking at you muscle milk).
- equalunique 8y agoEat a teaspoon of MSG. Remember, "its guaranteed not to be the MSG."
- waynecochran 8y agoI might be willing to try this, but I am afraid of the outcome. The headaches are violent. I have had these headaches decades and I know my triggers. MSG is the king of triggers.