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From: [email protected] (Julie Kangas)
Subject: Re: Is MSG sensitivity superstition?
In article [email protected] (Prakash Das) writes:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Julie Kangas) writes:
>>
>>As for how foods taste: If I'm not allergic to MSG and I like
>>the taste of it, why shouldn't I use it? Saying I shouldn't use
>>it is like saying I shouldn't eat spicy food because my neighbor
>>has an ulcer.
>
>Julie, it doesn't necessarily follow that you should use it (MSG or
>something else for that matter) simply because you are not allergic
>to it. For example you might not be allergic to (animal) fats, and
>like their taste, yet it doesn't follow that you should be using them
>(regularly). MSG might have other bad (or good, I am not up on
>knowledge of MSG) effects on your body in the long run, maybe that's
>reason enough not to use it.
Perhaps I should quit eating mushrooms, soya beans, and brie cheese
which all have MSG in them. It occurs naturally.
I'm not going to quit eating something that I like just because
it *might* cause me trouble later or causes problems in *some*
people. I would much rather avoid stress by not worrying over
what goes in my mouth and not spending every day reading conflicting
reports of what is good/bad for you.
I may eat some things in quantities that may not be good for me.
Fine. I've made my decision and I don't think it's appropriate
for anyone to try to 'convert' me. "It's for your own good" are
the most obnoxious and harmful words, IMO, in the English (or
any other) language.
>
>Altho' your example of the ulcer is funny, it isn't an
>appropriate comparison at all.
I think it is. I get tired of people saying 'don't eat X because
it's BAD!' Well, X may not be bad for everyone. And even if
it is, so what? Give people all the information but don't ram
your decisions down their throats.
Julie
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