Is msg bad for you?
MSG can make some people sick. For me I've always gotten much
worse symptoms than feeling sick. If I accidentally consume
something with even tiny amounts of free glutamate(active part of
MSG) I become almost completely mentally incapacitated for days. My
memory will be terrible. I'll be surprised I have a cat, for
example. This is not just a little temporary brain fog; it is
causing some permanent damage to my brain as well. It's a matter of
sensitivity which can be caused by several factors such as low
blood sugar, magnesium deficiency and a damaged blood brain
barrier. The safe amount is different for everyone and it's not
even known what the unsafe threshold is for anyone because damage
of a smaller degree may not cause noticeable symptoms immediately
but after several years of consumption have an accumulative effect
that could cause decreased mental and memory capacity later.