#5: Food Additives: Friend or Foe?
Sometimes, it seems impossible to know which nutrition advice to follow because it all seems to contradict each other and to change every so often. It used to be that any fat was the worst thing ever; now, it’s only certain types of fat. Eggs used to be considered a major problem, but now health organizations think they’re fine.
So what about the food additive MSG? Many people complain of adverse health effects when they eat a lot of MSG, but studies have found only limited evidence for these problems. So, should you eat MSG or not? Honestly, the answer is, who knows?