In Bad Taste: The MSG Symptom Complex
Second only to salt and pepper in popularity, MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a chemical used to hide unpleasant or stale tastes. It causes toxic, not allergenic, reaction in all people, adversely affecting the digestive, circulatory, and central nervous systems. This book covers the chemical's history, the medical symptoms of toxicity, dangers in its use (it is frequently present in restaurant and prepared grocery foods), strategies shoppers can use to avoid it, a restaurant guide that lists specific menu items from fast food chains, and recipes that avoid MSG. This controversial treatment is highly recommended. Karen Hays Jackson, Susanna Wesley Sch., Tallahassee, Fla.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.