Originally Posted by
mathprof
I, my childhood friends, and our parents grew up in Hawaii regularly consuming fairly large quantities of MSG (Ajinomoto). I never experienced or heard of any ill effects until I read about them as an adult. It might be that abrupt introduction into one’s diet could be what causes problems.
Given the widespread use of MSG in processed foods and the lack of complaints one wonders if there are other motives behind the accusations behind MSG-induced "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome." Any time I've felt sick after eating in a Chinese restaurant it was the result of too much
baijiu. 