Date: 10/03/2014 16:25:51
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 501522
Subject: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/07/msg_and_gluten_intolerance_is_the_nocebo_effect_to_blame.html

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Date: 10/03/2014 17:27:20
From: wookiemeister
ID: 501531
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

Skeptic Pete said:


http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/07/msg_and_gluten_intolerance_is_the_nocebo_effect_to_blame.html


its possible I know of one old dear who complains of MSG intolerance yet doesn’t know that she eats it when she eats KFC – its in the breadcrumb mix

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Date: 10/03/2014 17:31:38
From: buffy
ID: 501534
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

It’s also in most packets of potato chips. I think the only ones without it are the plain ones. I think all flavoured ones have it.

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Date: 10/03/2014 17:33:26
From: wookiemeister
ID: 501536
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

buffy said:

It’s also in most packets of potato chips. I think the only ones without it are the plain ones. I think all flavoured ones have it.


its in some but not all

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Date: 10/03/2014 17:49:55
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 501543
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

I read of an informal (and probably immoral) study done where a group of MSG intolerant people were invited to a meal.

They were told the meal contained MSG and to describe any symptoms they had.

Some people reported very severe reactions including one lady who couldn’t breath.

They all suffered from headaches, pains, constriction in the neck etc.

The meal had been very carefully prepared so as to contain NO MSG.

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Date: 10/03/2014 17:57:43
From: furious
ID: 501551
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

But was there a wind farm nearby?

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Date: 10/03/2014 18:02:23
From: pommiejohn
ID: 501554
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

Skeptic Pete said:

The meal had been very carefully prepared so as to contain NO MSG.

Presumably placebo works both ways? That’s not to say that MSG intolerance doesn’t exist.

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Date: 10/03/2014 21:22:13
From: Mr Ironic
ID: 501709
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

I read of an informal (and probably immoral) study done where a group of MSG intolerant people were invited to a meal.
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So did you check the veracity of the experiment or were you just happy with the conclusion?

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Date: 11/03/2014 13:49:18
From: Jing Joh
ID: 501927
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

pommiejohn said:

Presumably placebo works both ways? That’s not to say that MSG intolerance doesn’t exist.

Indeed it does – Nocebo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo

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Date: 11/03/2014 14:04:54
From: bob(from black rock)
ID: 501929
Subject: re: Gluten and MSG intolerance may be only in your head

Jing Joh said:


pommiejohn said:
Presumably placebo works both ways? That’s not to say that MSG intolerance doesn’t exist.

Indeed it does – Nocebo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo

And crapcebo, something, but more usually somebody, that gives you the shits.

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