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Re: MSG in pregnancy
From: Rachael (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:04:22 -0600 (CST)
I can't believe pregnant women can eat Chinese food! I had some at about
16 weeks and it made me so sick, I haven't had it since and my daughter
is now 14 months! :o)
Happy Holidays!
At Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
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>At Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Lisa wrote:
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>>I have read the archives about MSG and have a question. Both my good
>>friend and I are pregnant and she recently asked me what I knew about
>>MSG. Not much really. I new it was in Chinese food but we also
>>discovered it was in a lot of the regular everyday foods we use in
>>cooking such as condensed soup. I often used these soups for cooking
>>sauces. Is there a level that is safe or are we to swear off anything
>>that contains it?
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>As with all salts, don't overdue it. The problem with MSG is that some
>people reatain large amounts of water from excessive salt and MSG is
>rather potent.
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>>I am sure I did not check during my first pregnancy
>>and my son is perfect but why risk it? I have never been real commited
>>to reading labels before. Perhaps I should?????
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>Reading labels is good but don't get crazy about it. Just have it
>eliminated from the Chinese food (and BTW, they can't eliminate it from
>the soup - from what I've been told).
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>--
>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
>Great Neck, New York
>
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>
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