MSG - The Slow Poisoning Of America
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MSG is short for monosodium glutamate, a "flavor enhancer" from an amino
acid called glutamic acid, and is basically an "artificial flavor"). MSG
hides behind 25+ names, such as 'Natural Flavoring'. MSG is also in your
favorite coffee shops and drive-ups.
I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity
epidemic, so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at
the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent years working for
the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific
journals for a book he was writing called "The Slow Poisoning of America".
In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese
mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or
mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them. They make
these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with MSG when they are
firstborn. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates;
causing rats (and humans?) to become obese. They even have a title for the
fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats".
I was shocked too. I went to my kitchen, checking the cupboards and the
fridge. MSG was in everything: The Campbell's soups, the Hostess Doritos,
the Lays flavored potato chips, Top-Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper,
Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings,
especially the 'healthy low fat' ones. The items that didn't have MSG
marked on the product label had something called ''Hydrolyzed Vegetable
Protein'', which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate.
It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children
everyday are filled with this stuff. They hide MSG under many different
names in order to fool those who carefully read the ingredient list, so
they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG: 'Accent' - 'Aginomoto' 'Natural
Meat Tenderizer', etc) But it didn't stop there. When our family went out
to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items had MSG. Many
employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask
for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough, MSG
and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere: Burger King, McDonald's,
Wendy's, Taco Bell, and every restaurant like TGIF, Chili's, Applebee's and
Denny's use MSG in abundance. Even be careful at your "health food store",
do not spend your dollars on ANYTHING that has "Hydrolyzed Vegetable that
is MSG. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in
EVERY chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that
coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG.
When you go to your local grocery store deli, every SINGLE food there has
MSG, or one of the 25 hidden names of MSG. So, why is MSG in so many of the
foods we eat? Is it a preservative or a vitamin?? Not according to my
friend John. In the book he wrote, an expose of the food additive industry
called "The Slow Poisoning of America" he said that MSG is added to food
for the addictive effect it has on the human body. Even the propaganda
website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG
explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people EAT MORE OF
THEIR PRODUCTS.
A study of the elderly showed that people eat more of the foods it is added
to. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the
elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us? 'Betcha can't eat just
one', takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder
why the nation is overweight?
The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their
products. It makes people choose their product over others and makes people
eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added. Not only is MSG
scientifically proven to cause obesity, but it is also an addictive
substance! Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years
ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged
meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat every day.
The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They
claim it's safe to eat in any amount. How can they claim it safe when there
are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these?
* 'The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of
exercise in obesity'. GobattoCA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA.Res Commun
Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002.
* 'Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release
in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats'. Guimaraes RB, Telles
MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug.
* 'Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in
spontaneously hypertensive rats: an animal model of multiple risk factors'.
Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, IchikawaK, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima
Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar.
* 'Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in
suckling period and subsequent development of obesity'. Tanaka K, Shimada
M, Nakao K, Kusunoki Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct.
Yes, that last study was not a typo, it WAS written in 1978. Both the
"medical research community" and "food manufacturers" have known about
MSG's side effects for decades!
Many more studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to Diabetes,
Migraines and headaches, Autism, ADHD and even Alzheimer's. But what can we
do to stop the food manufactures from dumping fattening and addictive MSG
into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?
Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the
highest government health officials in Canada. While sitting in the
government office, the official told him "Sure, I know how bad MSG is, I
wouldn't touch the stuff." But this top-level government official refused
to tell the public what he knew.
The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing legal issues
with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry
may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been
addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price
for it. Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an
addictive food additive. But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice.
What can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while our governments
are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us? We
can stand up and refuse to purchase food that contains MSG by eating
healthy, whole foods that do not contain additives and preservatives.
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