| Titre : | MSG Is A-OK : Exploring the Xenophobic History of and Best Practices for Consuming Monosodium Glutamate (2022) |
| Auteurs : | Amanda Wahlstedt ; Elizabeth Bradley ; Juan Castillo ; Kate Gardner Burt |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics (Vol. 122, n° 1, January 2022) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 25-29 |
| Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.01.020 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Consommation alimentaire ; Glutamates ; Histoire de la médecine ; Pratique professionnelle ; Santé ; Xénophobie |
| Résumé : | Until 2020, Merriam-Webster Dictionary has included and defined “Chinese restaurant syndrome” (CRS) as “a group of symptoms (such as numbness of the neck, arms, and back with headache, dizziness, and palpitations) that is held to affect susceptible persons eating food and especially Chinese food heavily seasoned with monosodium glutamate.”1,2 In January 2020, a campaign pushing Meriam Webster to redefine CRS was driven by the assertion that the health consequences of monosodium glutamate (MSG) consumption is very weak, if existent, with the claim itself reflecting racialized, xenophobic undertones.2, 3, 4, 5 The campaign was spearheaded by Ajinomoto, a Japanese food and biotech company and leading producer of MSG worldwide, which alerted the public to this controversial term on Twitter with the hashtag #RedefineCRS.3, 4, 5, 6 Though the campaign was promotional, pushing for the acceptance and use of MSG-based Ajinomoto products, it still referenced the long history of America’s racism toward Asians in the food and culinary world, which has manifested itself in the mistrust of MSG.2 Merriam-Webster has agreed that it is a “dated” and “sometimes offensive” term and have since replaced “Chinese restaurant syndrome” with “MSG symptom complex,” while noting that scientists have not been able to link MSG to adverse reactions.1 Although the updated definition is a step in the right direction, there is still much work to be done on dispelling the racism around this seasoning. |
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