MSG and links to Autism?

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http://www.msgtruth.org
I just happened to come across this website after searching for more information about Taurine.

Here's an article on Autism...
http://www.msgtruth.org/autism.htm

No. That's what I think. No, no, no.

The 'increased rate of autism' is directly related to the increased ability to diagnose autism.

Where did these articles you've read first appear: a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a tabloid?

This Taurine seems to be used to treat seizures, and seizures are linked to 30% of people with Autism.

I only skimmed it, but a lot of it makes sense from my own personal experiences & observations. A friend of mine, also on the spectrum, is very sensitive to MSG. Myself? Not so much - well, not that I've noticed.. but then again I don't make a habit of eating MSG. But I also don't remember ever having headaches from it as my friend describes.

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No for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.

My son (suspected ASD) has had very little exposure to MSG. I get migraines from MSG, so I never ate it while I was pregnant, and we never have it in the house. We don't eat at restaurants that use it either. The only times he has had it was if he happened to eat some Doritos or something at someone else's house.

Well, won't cause much harm to try to eliminate MSG if you are sensible. It is just bad practice to put this crap in our food.

i found this list of hidden names for MSG...
http://www.msgmyth.com/Hidden_Names_for_MSG.pdf

Folks, please hear me out, because as simple as this post is, I sincerely believe it can benefit the entire forum and our discussion of many autism studies going forward.



1. Okay. Let's step back from what the actual facts are for a second, and just think logically about this. Rhetorical show of hands: who agrees that a site called "the MSG Myth" is likely to have an agenda, if not an outright mission, to discourage the use of MSG and/or uncover an alleged conspiracy related to it? (If you don't already concede this, a look at the site itself will remove any doubt.)

2. Another rhetorical show of hands: is it also likely that, because the site's reason for existing is to build a predetermined case that MSG is, quote, "A TERRIBLE HEALTH MENACE" (rather than the objective scientific study of human gastrointestinal physiology), all of its findings and reports may therefore be slanted, cherry-picked, insufficiently peer-reviewed, or propped up with unverifiable anecdotes in order to support that case--or at least to avoid contradicting it?

3. And finally, if we agree that these are reasonable assumptions, isn't it also reasonable that if we really want to understand MSG (or any particular subject for that matter), then the best course is to study reports on it from multiple sources--preferably valid scientific institutions who will follow the evidence wherever it leads, rather than one couple with a dodgy-looking website?



If we can at least agree on that, and I hope we do, then we've basically killed the thread. Because there's really not much else to talk about here until the threadstarter broadens his research into MSG and compares and contrasts what he finds.

In fact, it may be a far more worthwhile endeavor to study the psychological implications of people being fixated on their digestive tract and what they're putting into their bodies. Because every 2 or 3 weeks here on WrongPlanet, literally without fail, we WILL get one of these threads where somebody digs up "[insert food preservative, additive, or bacteria here] causes/exacerbates/is linked to Autism." And there is never any real, objective, peer-reviewed scientific evidence provided for this stuff, but it is still thrown around constantly. If you want an easy answer badly enough, somebody will be more than happy to give it to you. Preferably in exchange for money and attention.

I'm still waiting for Carl Sagan's 'The Demon-Haunted World' to arrive at my house. When I've had time to read that I will probably have more to say about this very human phenomenon, where almost everybody has this deep-seated urge to believe in something illogical or unscientific, and life is just this big thing where everybody stumbles around having to put up with each others' pseudo-scientific beliefs of choice.

I strongly agree with Evil_Chuck.