Eating Chinese food may not only leave you still hungry after an hour or two, it may give a few individuals severe headaches and other symptoms.

What has been called the Chinese Restaurant Syndrome comes on usually within half an hour to an hour of eating out at a Chinese restaurant. The symptoms are believed to be caused by monosodium glutamate or MSG which is often added to Chinese cooking.

Those who are sensitive to this substance react by developing feelings of pressure, tightness and burning over the face, neck, shoulders and chest. It is usually associated with a severe throbbing headache.

The symptoms are frightening and many sufferers experiencing their first attack believe they have had a stroke.

They seem to develop only when a sufficient quantity of MSG is taken on an empty stomach. Hence, it is often the soup eaten at the beginning of the meal which causes the problem.

So, if you are unlucky enough to be sensitive to MSG and still be partial to Chinese food, miss out on the soup or have a small snack before you go to the restaurant — or change and learn to like Italian cooking.

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