just asking for your opinion.

> As long as MSG doesn't directly cause something > in our chemical make-up to hold fat in then I guess > I don't have a problem with it. But with scientific > studies saying they injected MSG into rats to > purposefully induce obesity then that's bad. Duh.  These mice's BRAINS were injected with MSG, causing neuronal lesions that caused overeating.  That's not the same as injecting MSG into the bloodstream, and it's even less like adding it to the diet.  Rats don't get fat when MSG is added to their rat chow.  MSG doesn't make rat chow "extra yummy" to rats or to people. I'm sure that injecting these rats' brains with vinegar would also cause neuronal lesions.  So what? If someone shoves a heaping pile of whacko Internet drivel under your nose, try considering the source rather than using it to reason from. /Steve

The Coca Cola Company didn't really add cocaine to Coca-Cola; rather, in 1885 there was a patent medicine called "Pemberton's French Wine Coca" which ultimately became "Coca-Cola" when seltzer was added and the alcohol removed.  In other words, it always had cocaine in it from the beginning. In 1904, the cocaine was removed.  (This was well before Coke became a household name and a world-wide phenomenon.)  Today, Coca-Cola is made with de-cocaine-ized coca leaves. /Steve

Well that's fabulous. I didn't do my research b/c I really don't care, I just know I would get headaches from eating chinese food. Whether it was the MSG or something else who knows. You have to be some sort of scientist/doctor/nutritionist/smart alleck huh?

Scientist/doctor/nutritionist/smart alleck, whatever the case foobear, keep it up

Sorry, I wasn't trying to flame foobear...I am interested in what his profession is, though.

My undergraduate degree was in Biology, focusing on neurobiology and neuropharmacology.  I've taken advanced courses in pharmacology and pharmacotherapy, but my master's degree is in Computer Science (more $$$, at least way back in Jurassic times.) /Steve

This has my bull**** detector pegged. Snopes.com does address the urban legend about Tim Horton's and MSG in their coffee. http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/timhortons.asp