Discrimination and bad food science intersect in many ways (read: diet culture in general!) and one of those ways has been MSG, also known a monosodium glutamate. For years it's gotten a bad rap for causing stomach troubles, headaches, allergies and more... but wait... is any of that actually true? Hannah and Tareq discuss some of the pre-eminent papers on the topic and get into some real nutrition facts. BS of the Week: Alkaline Water!

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Links:

• Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) - Questions & Answers - Health Canada
• The Truth About MSG - Unlock Food
• Alkaline Water is a Thing, But it Shouldn't Be. This is Why. - Abby Langer Nutrition
• "Consensus meeting: monosodium glutamate - an update" (Beyreuther et al., 2007)
• "No consensus on glutamate" (Hermanussen, 2008)
• “Does Monosodium Glutamate Really Cause Headache? : A Systematic Review of Human Studies” (Obayashi & Nagamura, 2016) 

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