MSG? yeah, that flavor enhancer in your panda express known as monosodium glutamate. it actually kills cells in the arcuate nucleus in your hypothalamus. so what? well, turns out the hypothalamus does a lot. that nucleus specifically controls feeding behavior. so, when you kill those cells, you eat a lot, which leads to obesity. hum... so that is why i want to eat so much orange chicken and fried rice.
other neclei in the hypothalamus.
preoptic n. controls temperature.
posterior hypothalamus n. controls shivering and autonomics
suprachiasmatic n. controls your circadian rhythm (entrained by light, taking the retinothalamic pathway
dorsal medial n. also contributes to circadian rhythm but is entrained by feeding schedule
lateral hypothalamus releases orexin which makes you eat. it receives signals from the arcuate n. in form of neuropeptide Y and AGRP which are orexic (they make you want to eat) as opposed to anorexic ( you know what this means).
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Panda Express claims there is no MSG in their food. I read several websites that claim that the restaurant does not add it, but the food they get to prepare it already comes loaded with it.
Actually MOM said but I don't know how to change to Mom.
that orange chicken is wicked tasty though buddy
okay, your explanation makes more sense than whoever started the myth that MSG is actually microscopic glass shards, which scrape open your tongue so it bleeds, thus making your orange chicken taste better.
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