MSG = free glutamate. Glutamate can be excitotoxic. Anything excitotoxic basically triggers your cells to release energy, at a rate greater than your mitochondria is making it. Eventually this means the cell runs out of energy and goes into a crisis.
Free glutamates are found in basically any meaty tasting food that isn't meat. Mushrooms, soy sauce, tomato sauce, fish sauce, parmesan, etc. Actual meat has it too but it's bound to other stuff, which is why mushrooms can taste more meaty and addicting than actual meat.
Many people cannot tolerate high levels of free glutamate. The worst offender for me is torula yeast, in potato chips, and also oyster mushrooms. Reliably causes headache, lethargy, and twitching for me. Especially the "Kettle" brand of chips, jalapeno flavor, they just absolutely incapacitate me
Also, while Chinese restaurants use MSG, tons of Italian ones also do, among others. If you're getting a clear white sauce, there's an almost guaranteed chance that it's flavored with MSG. If you want a restaurant that's guaranteed to be low-MSG, start eating Indian food.
I agree that like 90% of the hype about MSG is just racism (because it's so fucking common in western food) but the root problem is actually real
Seems unlikely that you're gonna get excitotoxicity just from some MSG in your home cooking TBH. Just did a cursory search and found this: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30508818/
MSG = free glutamate. Glutamate can be excitotoxic. Anything excitotoxic basically triggers your cells to release energy, at a rate greater than your mitochondria is making it. Eventually this means the cell runs out of energy and goes into a crisis.
Free glutamates are found in basically any meaty tasting food that isn't meat. Mushrooms, soy sauce, tomato sauce, fish sauce, parmesan, etc. Actual meat has it too but it's bound to other stuff, which is why mushrooms can taste more meaty and addicting than actual meat.
Many people cannot tolerate high levels of free glutamate. The worst offender for me is torula yeast, in potato chips, and also oyster mushrooms. Reliably causes headache, lethargy, and twitching for me. Especially the "Kettle" brand of chips, jalapeno flavor, they just absolutely incapacitate me
Also, while Chinese restaurants use MSG, tons of Italian ones also do, among others. If you're getting a clear white sauce, there's an almost guaranteed chance that it's flavored with MSG. If you want a restaurant that's guaranteed to be low-MSG, start eating Indian food.
I agree that like 90% of the hype about MSG is just racism (because it's so fucking common in western food) but the root problem is actually real
Hey thanks for squaring that up.
no problem
Seems unlikely that you're gonna get excitotoxicity just from some MSG in your home cooking TBH. Just did a cursory search and found this: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30508818/
It all depends on the individual's sensitivity and the dose. I get it worse from potato chips than I do from restaurant meals usually.
Fair enough, can't argue with experience!
anecdotal evidence is the weakest form of evidence
just trying to be polite :)
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