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Some say it is not.

Considering that it acts on the brain not on your taste buds is enough reason not to put it in food. According to the author of Excito-toxins it is bad, but it's besides the point since we should be eating food, not loading up ourselves with everything not proven harmful.

I have a hard time stopping once I start eating junk food with MSG on it, so I'd say yes.

MSG does not act on your brain first, it hits your tastebuds first then signals to your brain that it enhances flavours MSG is simply a sort of amino acid found in tomatoes, mushrooms, and cheese. It’s meant to bring out the umami in foods and technically can be put on a wide variety of things like ice cream. MSG doesn’t increase appetite hormones, but it makes food incredibly palatable to the point where you want to eat more of it. No, it’s not bad for you. There’s no consistent evidence to say that it’s bad, but all things in excess is bad for you.

I had a coworker ask for MSG on her ramen. She didn't finish it (has trouble eating). My Dr. friend had it once and got a horrible headache. So from that sample, it might be bad for you. I'm neutral

I am tired so I thought this was asking if Machine Gun Kelly is bad for you

Nah, just salt and a common amino acid pre bonded.* Even a strict beef only carnivore wouldn't be exposed to anything new. The alleged MSG poisoning symptoms are the same symptoms as acute overeating. The anti MSG propaganda was pushed as an anti Chinese people and food scare. The truth is Chinese food is delicious and people, myself included, don't have the self control to eat normal portions of it. Sort of like how eating an entire pizza doesn't mean a reasonable serving of mozzarella is bad for you. Unlike a Snickers bar or can of soda, Chinese food is generally pretty healthy as hyper palatable food goes. Maybe a bit much sugar in some of the sauces if your activity levels are low. diabetics are a special case here. Non diabetics should match sugar and fat intake to activity levels, no reason to avoid either across the board unless you have a medical condition. *the S in MSG is sodium. If you have the gene that makes your blood pressure go up when you eat too much salt you are a special case. If you have kidney failure you are a special case. Count MSG towards your salt limits for the day. These special cases are common enough that the blood pressure spike in those people is part of the scare. People with working kidneys who don't have the gene are fine. I just put this disclaimer here so that people with medical conditions that apply know to continue to listen to their doctors because they are a special case.