do you thing MSG (mono sodium glutamate) is dangerous for health ?

I dont really know if MSG is bad for our health. But i heard before that MSG is bad for our health and we can have cancer because of using it. I really dont know if it is true, so when i am cooking i avoid putting MSG. In a television show it said that MSG is not bad for our health but this MSG was their sponsor so i really dont know. I just wish that MSG doesnt contain any chemical which will affect our health. There are many people using it so hope this is not dangerous to our health.

no i dont agree at all, we've been using msg since i can remember, and none in my family or those of the people i know have that brain cancer. it could be a rare case, but would not really apply to all... ======= [i]Is MSG safe? Yes. MSG is one of the most extensively researched substances in the food supply. Numerous international scientific evaluations have been undertaken over many years, involving hundreds of studies. The United States and other governments worldwide support the safety of MSG as used in foods[/i]. reference: http://www.ific.org/publications/brochures/msgbroch.cfm this link is about msg for further reading

Today, MSG is often made with genetically modified corn products and that may be the cause of some of the illnesses and diseases associated with MSG. It may help foods taste good, but there have been too many negatives associated with MSG... and in the US, it has been said that food companies add MSG to other ingredients and never include MSG on the label (one of the items I read about was that most companies add MSG to the ingredient- soy yeast, yet there is never any mention of this on the label)

Well, for me, I wouldn't agree with something unless there has been substantial evidence to show that the claim is true. By evidence, I mean that there must have been studies or trials to show that that is indeed the case. But for me individually, I think that as long as we have MSG in moderation, it's OK. Besides, we can't really stay away from MSG all our life, can we, since MSG adds to the taste of food and makes it nicer to the tongue? Anyway, just an analogy to put things into perspective, let's say we have fast food such as burger and french fries. Eating these everyday of course will be harmful to our health where health conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity and high cholesterol can emerge. But if we just eat those once in a while, our risk of getting those health conditions won't be as high. So, in conclusion, as long as we do things sparingly and in moderation, things won't be as bad as we put it to be. Happy myLotting!

I do believe it does cause harm in some extent if u use too much of msg in ur daily cooking...They say it can be even used to kill or poison an animal, e.g a dog(crazy/wild dog with rabbies that has bitten a few people near the area where we live, had been poisoned) they just mixed msg on its food and it did killed the dog gradually. Sorry if u have a fainted heart but i think it is msg that caused it. So what im saying is, too much of everything is bad for ur health, but in moderation there may not be any cause for panics in using msg. I suggest u use natural sugar to flavor ur food or marinara to add to taste:)

i don't think so, that its dangerous for health, i've been using MSG to cook for my family and sometimes i watch cooking shows and they give trivia about MSG, they told that MSG can be found on natural foods such as meat and others, so i guess its not that really dangerous unless if you consume to much of it.