Talk:Chinese restaurant syndrome
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I've eaten Chinese food all my life and have never experienced any such syndrome, other than occasional drowsiness. But what good meal isn't accompanied with a good siesta?
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[edit] contradiction
I tagged the following as contradictory:
- Studies have consistently shown that pure MSG does not cause the symptoms of the syndrome. This is inconsistent with the fact that millions of people experience symptoms after consuming commercially available MSG.
Would someone who knows something about MSG allergies please fix? Thanks. 71.141.171.12 19:37, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
- Never mind, it was just confusing. s/This is inconsistent with the fact that/However,/ 71.141.171.12 19:39, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] This article should be removed
This article should be removed for the following reasons: 1. the term, "Chinese restaurant syndrome" is primarily used by some speakers in the U.S. and not even widely acknowledged by Americans. 2. It is a colloquial term and not actually a syndrome. Rather, it describes stereotypes and perceptions rather than facts.
- Even if that's true, that does not mean the topic is not encyclopedic. What you'd need to do is describe how it is a misnomer and back it up with credible sources. A-giau 05:22, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Steven Rose quote.
Steven Rose touches on this in his new book "The 21-Century Brain". I have added the quote, but am not sure how to cite it. The book's full title is: "The 21-Century Brain: Explaining, Mending and Manipulating the Mind" (2005). The ISBN is 0-099-42977-2.
By the way—to the poster who argued that the term "Chinese restaurant syndrome" is "American" and therefore the article should be removed, Steven Rose is an English neuroscientist. You know, from England. U.K. Not America.
[edit] CBN
There seems to be a msg war going on.
Question: have all Wiki articles on msg related topics been the subject of continual vandalism? or the fruit of some ill difined take away virus?
CBN reports studies on animals show that msg brings about stupidity in the young and turns the animal into a breeding ground for illness.
Have all studies on this subject become the mere expressions of an international trade war?
AP
[edit] Sources?
This article states twice, "Is is commonly believed that monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the cause, but repeated scientific studies have shown no link." What scientific studies? Chinese food has never bothered me, but places with lots of MSG cause me to feel "burny" all over and a doctor thought it probably WAS MSG that caused it!Squad51 04:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
