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Originally Posted by SSJTWIZTA
I only do the beef, as well. I probably eat a hot dog every other day because of the convenience, so easy to prepare. Some times, when im feeling not so lazy, i'll slap some chili onto my dogs and start scarfing down delicious chili dogs.
Usually i get MSG free hot hogs, as well. But most of the time, its just plain ole' beef hot dogs.
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MSG has a lot of relatives, and food manufacturers love them too, because they're responsible for the so-called "fifth taste", umami: Glutamic acid, glutamates, hydrolyzed protein, hydrolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, autolyzed yeast, etc etc. Some of these are naturally occurring, and not additives. Regardless, they're definitely in a lot more than hot dogs; free glutamate is common in all kinds of Asian foods, such as soy sauce. The body of evidence against MSG is slim at best; the paper that originally started the MSG scare is more of an opinion piece than an actual scientific study; it was based on a single man's observations. Most scientific studies regarding the effects of glutamates deal with megadoses in lab animals, which doesn't exactly help us any.
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/...614469,00.html