Should I Avoid Gluten While Avoiding Msg?

[Remenyke]

I'm trying to avoid MSG because I have bad reactions to it (I.E. headaches, sleeplessness, depression, muscle pains), but it seems to be everywhere! I shop at a whole foods store when I have the money. It's very expensive. I think I read somewhere (the location escapes me...) that you should avoid gluten AND MSG. Is this true? I read here: Open Original Shared Link that when avoiding gluten-free foods, you also need to avoid glutamate.

[psawyer]

MSG is not gluten. Gluten is not MSG. They are distinct, although it is possible for a single ingredient to contain both. Avoiding one does not mean avoiding the other, although you may choose to avoid both.

The list that you linked to is, in my opinion, full of half-truths, falsehoods, and outdated information.

Try these links for useful information about gluten:

Unsafe ingredients.

Safe ingredients.

Open Original Shared Link If you don't see "wheat, rye, barley, barley malt, oats" on the labels, its not there, or hidden in "flavors, starches, etc."

As to MSG, there are entire sites dedicated to providing "the truth" about MSG. Google will find them all for you.