Connecting Headache, Migraine, and MSG
Published 2024-03-29
Lindsay Weitzel, PhD talks with headache specialist Fred Cohen, MD about what MSG is and how it can affect our headache disorders and migraine disease. They discuss what foods it can be found in, the history of why people worry about MSG, and more.
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All Comments (4)
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Thank you for the information. Threshold and foods not usually suspected were important to mention. Along those lines, other sodium additives such as sodium guanylate as well as the nutritional yeasts found in snacks and in vegetarian and natural food can unknowingly add to total intake. Glutamate is an interesting and complex neurotransmitter. The simple explanation is a good and reasonable introduction.
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I have hemiplegic migraine and craaaaaave msg when im feeling unwell
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I was a little sad to see you did not address the use of savory "natural flavorings" in processed foods. The US FDA does not require food manufacturers to display MSG as itself. Because MSG is derived from seaweed (a "naturally occurring" starting substance), manufacturers can add MSG and it's derivatives and only call it "natural flavoring". I look at labels all the time. I rarely see MSG listed on processed foods in the US.
