The Scientifically Proven Negative Effects of MSG MonoSodium Glutamate

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The Scientifically Proven Negative Effects of

MSG MonoSodium Glutamate

(a.k.a.) - MSG - Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein - Accent - Aginomoto - Natural

Meet Tenderizer, etc.

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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 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 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 flavoured 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 Meet

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, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell.

 

And every restaurant 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 " he said that

MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.

 

_http://www.spofamerica.com_ (http://www.spofamerica.com) Even the

propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting

MSG at:

" _http://www.msgfactscom/facts/msgfact12.html_

(http://www.msgfactscom/facts/msgfact12.html) " 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? 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. 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?

 

Even as you read this, G. 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://www.) . 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 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 e-mail 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

email 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 big tobacco 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 _http://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 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, diabetic induced amputation, blindness or other obesity induced,

life

threatening disorders. With your help we can put an end to this poison. Do

your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail or by

distribution of this print-out to all your friends all over the world and stop

this

'Slow Poisoning of Mankind' by the packaged food industry

 

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