Monosodium Glutamate

There is no scientific evidence that small amounts of MSG will cause any harm to the average human. The issue tends to be more in what MSG is usually included in - snacks, processed foods, and Chinese food. In these cases, it is the overeating or general lack of nutrition that causes people to get headaches or otherwise feel ill.

yup! this season or flavoring is harmful to you and your family cause it's taste can kills by exciting and killing your brain cells, it may tickle your taste buds but it subtract a year of your life, their a lot of interesting information on the web regarding the harmful effect of MSG like this link http://healthmad.com/nutrition/the-effect-of-monosodium-glutamate-on-your-health/..

Hello lingaypaculdar! Like what the other member said below, there's no scientfic evidence that MSG can harm our body. Even those foods that you think is safe when you eat too much would be bad to our body. So I would say just moderation in using it wouldn't be bad.

well i agree that there are not sufficient evidence that it can be harmful. But there are also not sufficient evidence that it is not harmful. and normally putting chemicals in your body is harmful. and yes i also felt a headache if the food has too many msg in it.

I have only heard of people being allergic to the MSG. My mother kept MSG on her shelf but we rarely used it. One of the seasonings I use semi-regularly is Johnny's Seasoning Salt which I discovered does contain MSG. Maybe that's one reason why it's so yummy. MSG stands for "MonoSodium Glutemate" which means it has sodium in it and any sodium, when used to excess, is bad for us but if we limit its use, I don't see how it's all that bad to use.

yes,i still used MSG to my food because it can give more tasty and more delicious in a food,and aside from that MSG is not that bad in our health and it will be only become bad when you pour a lot of MSG to your food,it will be not risky to the health of family when you pour a little beat only.