MSG in Nutritional Yeast? was Re: Stefansson's Book Online

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> Yes, I know that feeling well. I made the mistake of eating some

> popcorn my wife got for christmas. The kind they put in a nice big

> round decorative tin, with three different flavors. Years ago I would

> eat the stuff and never wondered why I couldn't stop til I was really

> full. This year I thought I'd have a little for old times sake,

> figured a little bad stuff wouldn't kill me. So I went for the

> " cheddar " flavor, but definitely got that gimme-another-handful

> sensation, again, and again, and again til I was stuffed. Just like

> the old days. So I had to look at the ingredients, and sure enough

> *MSG*, along with a big load of wonderful trans fats to boot!

Do you really attribute that " gimmie more " sensation to MSG alone? My

opinion is that processed foods high in carbohydrates are the number

one " gimmie more " item. When I was a teenager I would wolf down bowl

after bowl of breakfast cereal--I couldn't get enough--and I'm pretty

sure there's no significant MSG in most of them. Natural breads do the

same thing. It's the addictive nature of processed carbs.

Secondly, isn't MSG naturally present in small amounts in certain

natural foods (bone broth?), and I don't find them addicting.

Tom