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  • Midnitte@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Just because it’s a neurotransmitter in your brain, doesn’t mean it can’t have adverse affects elsewhere in the body (conversely, there are many drugs that have an effect on the body, but no effect on the brain due to the blood brain barrier), i.e. the body is complex.

    That said, it’s generally recognized as safe and may potentially cause side effects in some people but there isn’t much evidence for it, and MSG is one of the most studied food additives in the world.

    • HelixNebula@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      True. I guess nicotine is a good example of this. When delivered directly into the bloodstream (via inhalation or a nicotine patch) it is an addictive stimulant. When ingested orally it is poisonous.

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        1 year ago

        It’s poisonous, anyway, and we don’t really know how the inhalation of chemical additives (at least idk) May compound the nicotine poisoning.

        Back to being poisonous anyway, that’s why a lot of first time users feel nauseated and vomit.

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          1 year ago

          You are right. All it took was 10 seconds for me to google. I am an idiot. What is true however is that it is much more dangerous when ingested orally. All my nicotine shots (for ecigs) carry the typical “skull” warning symbol, with the advice to call a doctor if you accidentally swallow some.

          • Maeve@kbin.social
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            1 year ago

            You’re not an idiot; misinformation abounds and it just gets tedious looking up everything, all the time.

            Interesting side note: it wasn’t unusual on family farms, for a long time, to give horses a couple of plugs of chewing tobacco, as a deworming agent.