Over the years, many studies have investigated the effects of MSG. While some early research claimed it was harmful, later ...

MSG is one of the most popular food additives in the world, but is it bad for you? (Getty images; illustrated by Nathalie Cruz) When you hear the initialism MSG, certain connotations and possible red ...

The term "Chinese restaurant syndrome" derives from a letter from a physician to the New England Journal of Medicine in 1968 speculating that certain physical symptoms — numbness in the limbs, heart ...

For more than five decades, MSG has been cast as a food additive that can make you sick, despite repeated studies proving otherwise. Monosodium glutamate, also known as MSG, is in almost every ...

If you’ve heard of the term “MSG,” you might have also heard of its common — but inaccurate — connotations. For years, monosodium glutamate, a food additive known as MSG, has been branded as an ...

Scientists in Japan have indicated that consuming large amounts of monosodium glutamate (MSG) may damage vision. MSG is popularly used to flavour processed and oriental foods. Rats fed a diet high in ...

A beautiful Art Deco-style poster depicts a young, happy Asian girl wearing a traditional Chinese dress. Like the Morton Salt Girl, she’s holding an umbrella against the rain in one hand and clutching ...

Restaurateur and celebrity chef Eddie Huang is calling out the racism surrounding the stigmas tied to Chinese takeout restaurants. Huang, who, along with television personality Jeannie Mai, is ...

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R. Kelly’s defense lawyer has tried to discredit one of the R&B star’s sexual-assault accusers by asking her whether she was incapacitated by MSG in Chinese food. Indeed, this eyebrow-raising exchange ...