Why does MSG have a bad reputation?
A4: In 1969, John W. Olney, M.D. published his findings, which raised concerns about neurological effects of MSG when LARGE DOSAGE of MSG was INJECTED to mice. This report caused prejudice among some people even till to this day. However, later studies had revealed that the animal model system used by Olney had no relevance to actual dietary intake of MSG by humans. In fact, many other researchers had since shown dietary glutamate does not result in any harm whatsoever.
