Do you eat MSG? and Are you additive to it?

@Marvin42 (279)
United States
September 24, 2008 2:48pm CST
I was so surprise the first time when I see the sign of "No MSG" is Panda - the Chinese fast food. I ask some of my colleagues and they tell me that MSG may cause some Americans get heart attack. I was somehow shocking about this. Because in China we used MSG everyday, we put them in nearly every meal. But now my favorite flavor becomes a poison to other people, so I was surprised. So, do you eat MSG here, and do you afraid about it? p.s. If you like it, you can get some in the Chinese market (you can see that Chinese people can't live without it:)
5 responses
• United States
25 Sep 08
MSG equals Migraines for me, too. Terrible, hospital type headaches.
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@jstmarfz (1498)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I love Panda! That is the place for me and my husband for lunch or dinner. Yeah Americans don't like MSG. But I am use of foods having MSG, it helps naturalized foods you cook. When I was in the Philippines, my dad always use MSG. Like me, not really a good cook I really need MSG just in case..hehe.
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@emarie (5442)
• United States
24 Sep 08
well, its nice to see that people are trying to be a little more health cautious. Chinese food isn't always the healthiest thing in the world you know, ESPECIALLY made in the local places like Panda. i have a Chinese cook book and they do use that for flavoring. i think sometimes, its just out of control. in china though i would assume people are more healthy in their living style. in the US not only do people eat fast food about 4-5 times a week but they don't get enough nutrients or exercise they need. so every little bit of them to become healthy they do. but since i never really notice the different i would probably say i'm not addicted to it, but like i said, the more authentic i want it, i'd have to use it. but since i'm not the healthiest person in the world i would only use it in moderation.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I eat foods with MSG in them, but I have never added it to foods myself. I have seen big bags of it at the Asian Market I go to with my sister sometimes. She cannot eat things that contain MSG. She gets major headaches from MSG.
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@jsmith12 (438)
• Canada
24 Sep 08
I get terrible migraines, like my mom if we eat MSG. So we don't eat it. Stuff makes us miserable.