[ https://mic.com/videos/8008/the-fear-ar ... .i1C0aopCE ]
Original video taken down, here is another video from YouTube that makes similar points (they go to the same Chinese restaurant in NYC, so I think they must be related somehow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm8Yx-gWlMs
Interesting points the video brings up:
--Although there are different ways to produce MSG, most MSG today is produced by bacterial fermentation (similar to yogurt or vinegar), so it's probably more "natural" than high-fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.
--At one point American MSG manufacturers tried to advertise MSG as the "third shaker," after salt and pepper.
--It was actually a Chinese-American doctor who started the idea of "Chinese restaurant syndrome" in 1968 when he wrote a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine listing his symptoms after eating Chinese food.
--An FDA study conducted in the 90s concluded that people could be allergic to MSG, but that for most people MSG did not cause any symptoms.
--MSG is used widely in all kinds of common American food.
Since this post does not have any pictures yet, here are some of the everyday American foods that contain MSG:
Soup Stock

Flavored Chips

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Outback Steakhouse

Applebee's

Salad Dressing

Veggie Burgers and Vegan Chicken

