Is
MSG safe for infants and pregnant women?
Yes.
Extensive research shows MSG is safe for all humans, including
infants and pregnant women.
Despite
the popular misconception, U.S. baby food manufacturers were
never prohibited from using MSG in baby food. Rather, the
general use of food additives in baby food was voluntarily
ended more than two decades ago.
Breast
milk is naturally high in glutamate; the average human infant
ingests 150 to 200 milligrams of free glutamate daily from
its motherĖs milk. A nursing mother should also know that
the level of glutamate in her breast milk does not increase
following ingestion of glutamate.
Research
has shown that the placental barrier does not allow MSG to
pass from a mother to her unborn child, so pregnant women
need not be concerned about foods that contain MSG.
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