Posted by kellym on February 4, 2004, at 22:06:17
In reply to MAOI diet and Chinese restaurants--any advice?, posted by gardenergirl on February 3, 2004, at 20:30:15
The main concern with soy based sauces (assuming there is nothing else dangerous)is if it contains aged soy sauce-or at least the amount of aging. There was a fairly recent study that had indicated a great deal of variance in different brands. I believe kikkoman was one brand that had virtually no tyramine- although I would do a search to confirm this (sorry I don't have a link). I would guess that more "authentic" restaurants would be more likely to use aged, but you would never know either way unless you are able to confirm it. There is a restaurant that I had no problem with; I always ordered very light sauce. But unless you can do a "feeling out process", and even then who is to say that they might not substitute, I would avoid taking any further chances. Ultimately, of course, the safest route would be to avoid this particular kind of food all together. I think most everyone who takes a MAOI eventually comes to a comfort level for themselves, after a very strict beginning.
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