MSG - Slowly Poisoning America and making people obese

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MSG - Slowly

Poisoning America

Author Unknown

5-1-4

 

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, 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 a chemical when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of

insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and humans?) to become obese

They even have a title for the race of fat rodents they create: " MSG-Treated

Rats " .

 

MSG?

 

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 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 catch on.

 

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, McDonalds,

Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant, even the sit down ones like TGIF,

Chilis', Applebees 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 may 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,

(www.spofamerica.com ), 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 at http://www.msgfacts.com/facts/msgfact12.html

explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more. A

study of elderly people showed that people eat more of the foods that 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, it is an

addictive substance: NICOTINE for FOOD!

 

Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years

ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the prepackaged 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.

 

How can they claim it is 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 RC, 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

 

Yes, that last study was not a typo, it WAS written in 1978. Both

the medical research community and food " manufaturers " have known 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?

 

Even as you read this, George W. Bush and his corporate supporters

are pushing a Bill through Congress. Called the " Personal Responsibility in

Food Consumption Act " also known as the " Cheeseburger Bill " , this sweeping

law bans anyone from suing food manufacturers, sellers and distributors.

Even if it comes out that they purposely added an addictive chemical to

their foods. Read about it for yourself at:

http://www..http://story.news./news?

tmpl=story & u=/ap/20040311/ap_on_go_co/obesity_lawsuits_4

 

The Bill has already been rushed through the House of

Representatives, and is due for the same rubber stamp at Senate level. It is

important that Bush and his corporate supporters get it through before the

media lets everyone know about MSG, the intentional Nicotine for food.

 

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.

 

So what do we do?

 

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 guys like Bush are insuring

financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us.

 

 

I for one am doing something about it.

 

I am sending this email out to everyone I know in an attempt to

show you the truth that the corporate owned politicians and media won't tell

you.

 

The best way you can help save yourself and your children from

this drug-induced epidemic, is to forward this email to everyone. With any

luck, it will circle the globe before Bush can pass the Bill protecting

those who poisoned us.

 

The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine

if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle

on Nicotine?

 

Blow the whistle on MSG.

 

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 . Type in the words " MSG Obese " , and read a

few of the 115 medical studies that appear.

 

We 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, waiting for the slaughter.

 

With your help we can put an end to this, and stop the Slow

Poisoning of America. Let's save our children

 

http://health.FluoridePoisoning/message/1908

 

 

 

Hidden Sources Of MSG In Foods

From the book 'Excitotoxins - The Taste That Kills'

By Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD

3-6-3

 

What if someone were to tell you that a chemical (MSG) added to

food could cause brain damage in your children, and that this chemical could

effect how your children's nervous systems formed during development so that

in later years they may have learning or emotional difficulties?

 

What if there was scientific evidence that these chemicals could

permanently damage a critical part of the brain known to control hormones so

that later in life your child might have endocrine problems? How would you

feel?

 

Suppose evidence was presented to you strongly suggesting that the

artificial sweetener in your diet soft drink may cause brain tumors to

develop, and that the number of brain tumors reported since the introduction

of this widespread introduction of this artificial sweetener has risen

dramatically? Would that affect your decision to drink these products and

especially to allow your children to drink them? What if you could be shown

overwhelming evidence that one of the main ingredients in this sweetener

(aspartate) could cause the same brain lesions as MSG? Would that affect

your buying decisions?

 

And finally, what if it could be demonstrated that all of these

types of chemicals, called excitotoxins, could possibly aggravate or even

precipitate many of today's epidemic neurodegenerative brain diseases such

as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, and Alzheimer's disease?

Would you be concerned if you knew that these excitotoxin food additives are

a particular risk if you have diabetes, or have ever had a stroke, brain

injury, brain tumor, seizure, or have suffered from hypertension,

meningitis, or viral encephalitis?

 

Would you also be upset to learn that many of the brain lesions

caused by these products in your children are irreversible and can result

from a SINGLE exposure of these products in sufficient concentration?

 

How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and

disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they can't be

recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are labeled as

having " No MSG " but in fact not only contain MSG but also are laced with

other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger.

 

All of the above are true. And all of these well known brain

toxins are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost

sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to TASTE

of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products.

 

Hidden Sources Of MSG

As discussed previously, the glutamate (MSG) manufacturers and the

processed food industries are always on a quest to disguise the MSG added to

food. Below is a partial list of the most common names for disguised MSG.

Remember also that the powerful excitotoxins, aspartate and L-cystine, are

frequently added to foods and according to FDA rules require NO LABELING AT

ALL.

* Food 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 Protein (Including TVP)

Autolyzed Yeast

Hydrolyzed Oat Flour

Corn Oil

 

* Food Additives That FREQUENTLY Contain MSG *

 

Malt Extract

Malt Flavoring

Bouillon

Broth

Stock

Flavoring

Natural Flavors/Flavoring

Natural Beef Or Chicken Flavoring

Seasoning

Spices

 

* Food Additives That MAY Contain MSG Or Excitotoxins *

 

Carrageenan

Enzymes

Soy Protein Concentrate

Soy Protein Isolate

Whey Protein Concentrate

Also: Protease Enzymes of various sources can release excitotoxin

amino acids from food proteins.

Aspartame - An Intense Source Of Excitotoxins

Aspartame is a sweetener made from two amino acids, phenylalanine

and the excitotoxin aspartate. It should be avoided at all costs. Aspartame

complaints accounts for approximately 70% of ALL complaints to the FDA. It

is implicated in everything from blindness to headaches to convulsions. Sold

under dozens of brand names such as NutraSweet and Equal, aspartame breaks

down within 20 minutes at room temperature into several primary toxic and

dangerous ingredients:

1. DKP (diketopiperazine) (When ingested, converts to a near

duplicate of

a powerful brain tumor causing agent)

2. Formic Acid (ant venom)

3. Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)

4. Methanol (causes blindness...extremely dangerous substance)

Common Examples:

Diet soft drinks, sugar free gums, sugar free Kool Aid, Crystal

Light, childrens' medications, and thousands of other products claiming to

be 'low calorie', 'diet', or 'sugar free'.

A Final Note...

Dr. Blaylock recounted a meeting with a senior executive in the

food additive industry who told him point blank that these excitotoxins are

going to be in our food no matter how many name changes are necessary...

 

 

 

 

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