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Addiction - can't stop eating till the bag of chips is empty ?

Isn't glutamate salt responsible for this? I don't have time to look this up. Anybody else? Maybe a link to another article in wikipedia explaining this phenomenon? Thy, SvenAERTS (talk) 13:15, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Might be a you problem DDyl00 (talk) 22:41, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have the time to research how many of the studies were done by independent agencies, but I find the statement that MSG is not linked to headaches totally false. And I love Asian food and respect Asian culture and people. I have tested my reaction to MSG enough to know I need to avoid it as much as possible. I also know several people who have the same reaction, so it's not "just a me thing." I believe that continuing to promote this additive supports a food industry that is not devoted to supplying people with the freshest, most wholesome nutritional resources over profits. ~2026-52831 (talk) 15:39, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't have the time to do the research, then you're simply relying on anecdotal evidence, which is 100% unreliable. Why's that? I'm in my sixties. I love Asian food as well, and have enjoyed in since I was a small child. I've never had a headache after eating asian food. I buy MSG powder as a spice to add to foods I cook. I use it liberally. No headaches. If it gave me headaches - well, I'd stop using it, obviously. So, you get headaches - from "Asian food", much of which does not have MSG added - I get none, using it liberally. My personal experience cancels out yours. That's how anecdotal evidence works - completely unreliable and unconvincing, because it's not based on science.

The original poster stated "I don't have time to look it up". You state "I don't have the time to research [...]. Those two statements in and of themselves confirm it as being a "you problem", because you aren't interested in the facts, only your opinions, which hold no valid weight. There's an entire paragraph on Safety in the article, sourced top to bottom to valid scientific research and studies.

I was going to just remove the comment, as it really falls in the WP:NOTAFORUM column. But if you come to WP for information, but can't be bothered to confirm what you've read - only being interested in confirming your own opinions - then why bother? 'MSG gives you headaches' is a bog-standard 'urban legend'. What you've experienced is known as Confirmation bias. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 19:24, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]