She believes that MSG's principal ingredient, glutamic acid, is not irreplaceable. "The human body can automatically produce this compound or naturally absorb it from fruits and vegetables. That is sufficient," she says. It is more intelligent to keep MSG, like table salt, at arm's length.
她認為，像味精的主要成分膚氨酸，並非無可取代的，「人體自行製造，乃至從自然蔬果中攝取，都已足夠了」，她說，至於鈉鹽，對國人來說，真是少碰為妙。