Some people claim that they will have allergies or adverse reactions after eating.

Foods containing monosodium glutamate or monosodium glutamate, i.e.

It is widely used in many processed foods and also added to many Asian dishes.

China restaurant syndrome is a popular term, which means that some people claim to have eaten sodium glutamate with enhanced taste.

Allergy or adverse reaction after glutamate (monosodium glutamate for short). Monosodium glutamate is widely used in food processing and has also been added to many Asian dishes.

What is surprising about the publication of this study is not its conclusion.

Monosodium glutamate allergy is a myth, but science magazines still need trouble.

Thoroughly expose this pseudoscience. As The New York Times said in an article.

The' China Restaurant Syndrome' published by Julia Moschin last year has been

Be completely exposed (almost all studies have confirmed this.

Normal concentration of glutamate has no effect on most people.

People) ".

What is surprising about this research report is not that it comes to the conclusion that monosodium glutamate allergy is fallacious, but that a science magazine still needs to take pains to expose pseudo-scientific lies. As Julia Moschin of The New York Times said in an article last year, "The theory of' China restaurant syndrome' has been completely debunked (almost all studies have confirmed that normal concentration of monosodium glutamate has no effect on most people)".

This newspaper published an article by Alex Renton in 2005, which said, "In

No official institution, whether government or academic, has ever discovered it.

It is necessary to warn humans not to eat monosodium glutamate. "

In 2005, this newspaper published an article signed by Alex Leighton, which wrote: "No formal government or academic institution ever thought it necessary to warn people about the use of monosodium glutamate".

Rentonalso wrote about being in a place

His friend, Nick, claimed to have a bad reaction to monosodium glutamate: treat him to a meal.

Rich in monosodium glutamate and its closely related natural glutamate

Found in a large number of foods, including tomatoes, cheese, marmite sauce, seaweed and

Worcester sauce. But Nick didn't feel any pain or adverse reactions.

Foods rich in glutamate.

In the article, Leiden also talked about the experiment he did on his friend Nick. Nick claimed to have an adverse reaction to monosodium glutamate, so Leiden added monosodium glutamate to his dishes, or added natural glutamic acid closely related to monosodium glutamate-many foods contain glutamic acid, such as tomatoes, cheese, yeast extract, seaweed and spicy soy sauce. However, Nick didn't feel any pain or any adverse reaction after eating a meal rich in glutamic acid.

That's because he doesn't know that he is eating monosodium glutamate and other glutamate: for example.

Everyone who complains about allergies or adverse reactions to monosodium glutamate, Nic has it.

Convince yourself that benign substances will make him feel bad.

The reason is that he doesn't know that he has eaten monosodium glutamate or other glutamic acid: like anyone who complains about allergies or adverse reactions to monosodium glutamate, Nick is already nervous and mistakenly thinks that this benign substance will make him feel uncomfortable.

In China,

Where I live, you won't hear many complaints about monosodium glutamate allergy. They are too

Busy eating and drinking. Consumption of China people 1.6m to1.8m.

According to Li, the "king of monosodium glutamate" in China,/kloc-0.00 million tons of monosodium glutamate crystals are produced every year.

Chun Xue, chairman of Fufeng Group-a company that has grown enough to go public.

Due to the sale of monosodium glutamate, it was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

In China, where I live, you seldom hear complaints about monosodium glutamate allergy. People like this thing very much. According to Li, chairman and president of Fufeng Group, the "king of monosodium glutamate" in China (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for selling monosodium glutamate), the annual consumption of monosodium glutamate in China is about 6.5438+0.6 million ~ 6.5438+0.8 million tons.

Most restaurants and family kitchens in China have a big bag of MSG.

Crystals, called monosodium glutamate in Chinese, or "essence", they

Pour it into all kinds of delicious dishes at will. Even if the chef doesn't use it

Glutamate crystals use soy sauce in most recipes, and soy sauce tastes good.

It is precisely because it is rich in glutamate.

In China, most restaurants and family kitchens have a large bag of monosodium glutamate crystals, which is called monosodium glutamate in Chinese, or "seasoning". People put a little in all kinds of dishes. Even chefs who don't use glutamic acid crystals will add some soy sauce to most dishes. Soy sauce tastes delicious because it is rich in glutamic acid.

Your clothes, your children's toys and most of the things you own may be

It is produced by migrant workers in factories in southern China.

They change their overtime hours by eating instant noodles, and monosodium glutamate is the main ingredient of instant noodles.

Composition. Instant noodles are part of the diet of most people in this country.

There are more than 20 million college students, and you can't hear any of them.

Complaining about China restaurant syndrome.

The clothes you wear, your children's toys and most of your belongings may be produced by migrant workers who work overtime in the south, and instant noodles-monosodium glutamate is an indispensable ingredient-provide power for their bodies. Instant noodles are also an important food for more than 20 million college students in China. You have never heard any of them complain about "Chinese restaurant syndrome".

Italians don't complain about headaches after eating parmesan cheese.

It tastes good because it contains glutamate. Japanese people don't worry about eating it.

There are too many seaweed or dried shrimps (ditto), even in Britain, you won't eat them often.

Hearing complaints about Mamaiti's adverse reaction (ditto); Of course you don't know.

Ask your doctor about the dangers of breast milk to babies.

(same as above).

Italians ate Balma cheese (delicious because it contains glutamic acid) and didn't complain about headaches; Japanese people are not worried about eating too much seaweed or shrimp (for the same reason); Even in Britain, you rarely hear complaints about adverse reactions caused by yeast extracts (for the same reason); Of course, you can't get a warning from your doctor about the dangers of breastfeeding babies (for the same reason).

The truth is, unless you eat buckets of things, monosodium glutamate and its

Naturally occurring cousins won't do you any harm.

The fact is that unless you eat monosodium glutamate as a meal, it and its natural cousins will not do you any harm.

The persistence of the myth of restaurant syndrome in China is

Hypochondria has become a fashion in contemporary Britain and America.

Culture and our education system fail to teach people.

The difference between deception and hard science.

Adhering to the fallacy of "Chinese restaurant syndrome" is actually a symptom of paranoia, which has become the fashion of contemporary British and American culture and the failure of our education system-because it has not taught people how to distinguish quack from natural science.