I’ve just come across a study on “Monosodium
glutamate and aspartame in perceived pain in fibromyalgia” by M.Y. Vellisca and
J.I. Latorre. They tested “the effect of dietary elimination of
monosodium glutamate (MSG) and aspartame on perceived pain in fibromyalgia.” And
they found: “The discontinuation of dietary MSG and aspartame did not improve
the symptoms of fibromyalgia.”
Cheeses like roquefort of parmesan are rich in
glutamate as well as soy sauce, walnuts, and quite a lot of other foods, have a
look here: http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000093000000000000000-1.html?
As MSG is even in brokkoli, how would you avoid it; so
it wasn’t a real discontinuation. Any processed food contains MSG as it is used
to produce umami, the mouth feel. Discontinuing processed foods might be a good
idea, even if fibromyalgia isn’t a nutritional disease
and discontinuation of dietary MSG and aspartame did not
improve fibromyalgia in the study. Feeling better because of a better diet won’t
harm anyone.
Link to the study:
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