{"id":13452,"date":"2025-02-27T04:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13452"},"modified":"2025-02-27T04:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:28:09","slug":"monosodium-glutamate-also-called-msg-is-it-harmful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13452","title":{"rendered":"Monosodium glutamate, also called MSG: Is it harmful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"main\">\n<!--googleon: all--><\/p>\n<p>Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer often added to restaurant foods, canned vegetables, soups, deli meats and other foods. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified <abbr title=\"monosodium glutamate\">MSG<\/abbr> as a food ingredient that&#8217;s generally recognized as safe. But its use is still debated. For this reason, when <abbr title=\"monosodium glutamate\">MSG<\/abbr> is added to food, the <abbr title=\"U.S. Food and Drug Administration\">FDA<\/abbr> requires it to be listed on the label.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Monosodium glutamate\">MSG<\/abbr> has been used as a food additive for many years. During this time, the <abbr title=\"U.S. Food and Drug Administration\">FDA<\/abbr> has received many reports of concerning reactions that people have attributed to foods that had <abbr title=\"monosodium glutamate\">MSG<\/abbr> in them. These reactions \u2014 called <abbr title=\"monosodium glutamate\">MSG<\/abbr> symptom complex \u2014 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<li>Flushing<\/li>\n<li>Sweating<\/li>\n<li>Face pressure or tightness<\/li>\n<li>Lack of feeling (numbness), tingling or burning in the face, neck and other areas<\/li>\n<li>Quick, fluttering heartbeats<\/li>\n<li>Chest pain<\/li>\n<li>Feeling sick (nausea)<\/li>\n<li>Weakness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But researchers have found no clear proof of a link between <abbr title=\"monosodium glutamate\">MSG<\/abbr> and these symptoms. Researchers admit, though, that a small number of people may have short-term reactions to <abbr title=\"monosodium glutamate\">MSG<\/abbr>. Symptoms are often mild and don&#8217;t need to be treated. 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