Why is there a bad rep for MSG?
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Starting around the 70s and 80s people would binge eat Asian food at all-you-can-eat buffets and feel sluggish and bloated afterwards. Someone labeled it “Chinese restaurant syndrome” and figured the MSG in it must be to blame. Even thought it had zero scientific backing, people found it convenient to point the finger at an “exotic” ingredient instead of their own body and habits, so the term caught on, and MSG became associated with health risks.
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