rimay2k
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I recieved this in an email and it really got me thinking? I really do not know much about MSG nor did I know it was in SOOOO many of the things that people eat on a daily basis.
Maybe some of you can shed some light on the topic?
> Probably a big contributor to cancer as well. > > > MSG, What exactly is it?
> > While I am unsure of the origin of this email - It> is> interesting and important enough to find out more!!!> > The food additive MSG (MonoSodium Glutamate) is a> slow> poison. MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as> "Natural Flavoring." MSG is even in your favorite> coffee from Tim Horton's and other brand-name 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 shock ed. 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 flavored 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,> "Ajinomoto," "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 may 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! 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. > > 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 big 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
Maybe some of you can shed some light on the topic?
> Probably a big contributor to cancer as well. > > > MSG, What exactly is it?
> > While I am unsure of the origin of this email - It> is> interesting and important enough to find out more!!!> > The food additive MSG (MonoSodium Glutamate) is a> slow> poison. MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as> "Natural Flavoring." MSG is even in your favorite> coffee from Tim Horton's and other brand-name 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 shock ed. 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 flavored 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,> "Ajinomoto," "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 may 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! 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. > > 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 big 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
I won't go into any more detail than that.