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Please don't perpetuate the myth of the MSG placebo effect here. It's a cultural meme with no basis in science [1, 2]; glutamate is widespread [3], yet nobody c
by trolley 14y ago
Please don't perpetuate the myth of the MSG placebo effect here. It's a cultural meme with no basis in science [1, 2]; glutamate is widespread [3], yet nobody complains of "green tea headaches".
[1]http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/027869159390012N http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/02786915939...
[2] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00160.x/abstract;jsessionid=FB418E2F4DBF2C5491A20CD9296B9E89.d04t03 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006....
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamic_acid_%28flavor%29#Concentration_in_foods http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamic_acid_%28flavor%29#Conc...