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- From: rion@Ingres.COM (Rion Cassidy (x3357) OGT)
- Subject: Re: MSG
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.184155.11235@pony.Ingres.COM>
- Reply-To: rion@Ingres.COM (Rion Cassidy (x3357) OGT)
- Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501
- References: <1992Jul4.032759.12591@rick.dgbt.doc.ca> <6090048@hpfcbig.SDE.HP.COM> <1992Jul22.031156.29799@pony.Ingres.COM> <1992Jul22.144117.20399@walter.bellcore.com>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 18:41:55 GMT
- Lines: 29
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- In article <1992Jul22.144117.20399@walter.bellcore.com> jchen@ctt.bellcore.com writes:
- >In article <1992Jul22.031156.29799@pony.Ingres.COM>, rion@Ingres.COM (Rion Cassidy (x3357) OGT) writes:
- >|> I imagine that most people who frequent this newsgroup have seen or at least
- >|> heard about the 60 Minutes story on Monosodium Glutamate.
- >
- >There are a lot of misconceptions about MSG.
- >
- >There is no clinical evidence to link MSG to any health problem to a
- >normal person. Even for those who are allergic to it, the symptoms are
- >typically short and mild. Very few had strong reactions, none has died
- >of it.
- >
- >The whole thing was blown out of proportion in 60 Minutes.
- >
- >C. Jason Chen
-
- First, I was not spreading any misconceptions about MSG. Second, why do you
- take such a defensive stance towards the stuff?
-
- Are you implying that anyone who has a reaction to MSG is not "normal"?
- While not being allergic to it, I do believe that it gives me headaches.
- Becuase no one has died from it there's nothing to worry about?
-
- I think that a very rational view (and the way I percieved the 60 minutes
- report) is that this stuff has no real benefit, but can cause real problems
- for some people. We have a right to know what products its in so we
- can avoid it if we want to.
-
- Rion
-