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0 pointslithocarpus11mo ago0 comments

I'm skeptical of any food that humans only started eating since the industrial revolution, including those that are derivatives of or isolated compounds of real food. Mostly the effects on our bodies are not well studied. I haven't specifically read studies on msg though.

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mbg72111mo ago

I mean, foods like soy sauce and yogurt and sauerkraut predate industrialization, but are very processed. I wouldn't worry too much about MSG in particular, since it is also mostly made by fermentation:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

parineum11mo ago

How much studying of food do you think was happening before the industrial revolution?

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mbg72111mo ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

parineum11mo ago

How much studying of food do you think was happening before the industrial revolution?

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