MSG Health Alert!

[BOBT12]

I felt this was worthy of review:

*MSG - A SLOW ACTING POISON*

*It's simple, we need to stop eating FOOD...or do something about the
food we eat! It's up to us! Sadly, this is only "one" of countless
chemicals found in our food that are "killing us slowly"!*

*If you are in doubt of the truth of this article, go to Google and
type in National Library of Medicine and PubMed is a link in the
subtitle list. Type in MSG and obesity when you get to this page, and
you will call up the relevant research. This is no joke.*

*MSG **(a slow poison)** *

* The food additive MSG (Mono-Sodium Glutamate) is a slow poison.
MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as Natural Flavouring.' MSG
is even in your favourite coffee from Tim Horton's and Starbuck's
coffee shops!*
* *
* I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the
massive obesity epidemic and 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 scientists have to create them.
They make these creatures morbidly obese by injecting them with MSG
when they are first born.*
* *
* The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates,
causing rats (and perhaps humans) to become obese. They even have a
name for the fat rodents they create: 'MSG-Treated Rats!'*
* *
* When I heard this, I was shocked. I went into my kitchen and
checked the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything --
the Campbell 's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays Flavoured Potato
Chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz Canned Gravy,
Swanson Frozen Prepared Meals and 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. MSG is hidden under
many different names in order to fool those who read the ingredient
list, so that they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG are '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 contained 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, every restaurant --
even the sit-down eateries like TGIF, Chili's, Applebee's and Denny's
-- use MSG in abundance. 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!*
* *
* 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 Erb. In his book 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.*
* *
* A study of the elderly showed that older people eat more of the
foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobbying group
says eating more is a benefit to 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!*
* *
* 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, it is 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 everyday.*
* *
* 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 but how can they
claim it's 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.' Gobatto CA, 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, Ichikawa K, 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.*
* *
* No, the date of that last study was not a typo; it was published
in 1978. Both the 'medical research community' and 'food
manufacturers' have known about the side effects of MSG for decades.*
* *
* Many more of the studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to
diabetes, migraines and headaches, autism, ADHD and even Alzheimer's.*
* *
* So what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping this
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 he was 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 refuses to tell the public what he
knows.*
* *
* The media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing 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?*
* *
* This message is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to
tell you the truth that the corporate-owned politicians and media
won't tell you.*
* *
* The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from
this drug-induced epidemic is to forward this article to everyone.
With any luck, it will circle the globe before politicians can pass
the legislation protecting those who are poisoning us.*
* *
* The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry.
Imagine if the tobacco industry had a bill like this in place before
someone blew the whistle on nicotine?*
* *
* If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good
for us and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for
yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine at **www.pubmed.com
<http://www.pubmed.com/>** and type in the words 'MSG Obese' and read
a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.*
* *
* We the public do not want to be rats in one giant experiment and
we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese,
lethargic, addicted sheep, feeding the food industry's bottom line
while waiting for the heart transplant, the diabetic-induced
amputation, blindness or other obesity-induced, life-threatening
disorders.*
* *
* With your help we can put an end to this poison. **Blowing the
whistle on MSG is our responsibility, so get the word out.*

[trooper2ls]

Kombu, a seaweed, was first used in Japan as a flavor enhancer. A Japanese doctor isolated the main ingredient -- MSG, or monosodium glutamate -- and started what has become a million-dollar industry.

A label that says "No MSG added" doesn't necessarily mean that the food is free of MSG, it simply means that the manufacturer didn't put in additional MSG. MSG goes under many aliases, one of the most common being "hydrolyzed vegetable protein," an additive used to increase the protein content of a wide variety of foods.

Manufacturers also hide MSG as part of "natural flavorings," because it is a natural product. But being natural is not the same as being harmless.

Below is a partial list of the most common names for disguised MSG. Remember also that the powerful excitotoxins aspartate and L-cysteine are frequently added to foods and, according to FDA rules, require no labeling at all.

Additives that always contain MSG

Monosodium Glutamate
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Hydrolyzed Protein
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein
Plant Protein Extract
Sodium Caseinate
Calcium Caseinate
Yeast Extract
Textured Protei
Autolyzed Yeast
Hydrolyzed Oat Flour


Terms that frequently indicate hidden MSG additives

Malt extract
Bouillon
Broth
Stock
Flavoring
Natural Flavoring
Natural Beef or Chicken Flavoring
Seasoning
Spices

Additives that may contain MSG or excitotoxins


Carrageenan
Enzymes
Soy Protein Concentrate
Soy Protein Isolate
Whey Protein Concentrate
Protease enzymes of various sources can release excitotoxin amino acids from food proteins.

Reference

For more information, see:

Blaylock, Russell L., M.D. Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills, Health Press, Santa Fe, NM 87504, 1994.

Schwartz, George R., M.D. and Schwartz, Kathleen A. In Bad Taste: The MSG Symptom Complex, Health Press, Santa Fe, NM 87504.

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Now after reading that... what is this Kool-Aid that some members here keep referring to? Bottom line is most proessed and packaged foods contain toxins and chemical compounds that your body was not originally designed to cope with.

..J