Food that Scared MILLIONS

Millions of people around the world fear MSG or Ajinomoto. Is there a real reason behind it or is it just a misunderstanding? Let’s talk about that…

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Sources:
[1]: This American Life, Long fuse: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/668/...
[2]: The strange case of Dr. Ho man Kwok https://news.colgate.edu/magazine/201...
[3]: Race differences in behavior: A review and evolutionary analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
[4]: A critique of Rushton https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - How India’s fav noodles got banned
03:15- The story of MSG
07:35- Why does MSG taste so good?
09:27- How it all began
10:50- The Mysterious Case of Dr. Robert Ho Man Kwok
16:15- Scientific Racism
20:10- Is MSG bad for you?



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