Original sentence: While the worries of the general public over the content of MSG in foods reached very high levels in the 1980s, interest in the issue has since almost completely abated, and today there is generally very little concern over MSG content of foods
Edited sentence: While the worries of the general public over the content of MSG in foods reached near hysterical levels in the 1980s, interest in the issue has since almost completely abated, and today there is generally very little concern over MSG content of foods