Comment by vastvedt

For those of us who are reactive to msg, the results can be absolutely debilitating. For those who are tolerant of msg, it offers zero nutritional benefit. Banning it would help millions of migraine sufferers and harm no consumer. In fact, it could benefit the obesity epidemic by removing that overeating urge msg creates. You know, that feeling you get when you try to eat just a handful of Doritos but then can’t stops. What’s worse is that modern food labels are misleading so it’s hard for people to choose to avoid it. The FDA allows msg to be labeled under the umbrella term “natural flavors”. We have embraced warning labels like “contains nuts” for those who are allergic to nuts but then hide the msg. It’s just not right. Then made worse by articles like this that try to say it xenophobic. And the absolute ridiculous suggestion that no one in China gets headaches.