MSG - Were you aware of the dangers? what do you think about this?
By eaforeman6
@eaforeman6 (8979)
United States
June 26, 2007 4:20pm CST
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 bo rn. 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 th e 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 b een 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
Fujis hima
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 suin g 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.yahoo.com.http://story.news.yahoo.com/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 eith er, 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.groups.yahoo.com/group/FluoridePoisoning/ message/1908
Hidde n 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 kn
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6 responses
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
27 Jun 07
I am aware of MSG for years, I am allergic to it. Swollen eye and migraine headache just to mane a few....
I always check labels before I buy anything...
Be aware of soups and Chinese food...
@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
28 Jun 07
I was not aware of being in this many foods. I have alergies and I have had some swelling and itching on my right hand...not a rash, and I too have had headaches, and now I am wondering about this. I also do eat chinese food often.....
@TriciaW (2441)
• United States
26 Jun 07
Wow that just blows me away. There has to be a way to get the TVs to take notice of this. They do so many stories on things that are bad for us. I am sitting thinking oh my gosh how could this be happening and if I am thinking it I would think others from the government and the press would too. This is crazy and I had never heard this before. I mean if they are going to no trans fat why wouldn't they do that to this too? All I can say is wow.
@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
26 Jun 07
I know its shocking....and I think its also ridiculous that this should even be in our foods.....
Now, anyone who dosent know can go read more information....and see this for theirselves...
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
29 Jun 07
Thank you for sharing all this. I have always known that it is bad for you, and won't eat anything that has it in it. A lot of chemicals to alter foods are dangerous, even the sweetners.
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
27 Jun 07
Sorry that was to long to read but I didn't have to I already knew that is was ot good for you. Surely you did not type all that? If not you did not give a link where you copied it from and that is against the rules.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
27 Jun 07
Most of the links quoted within the text do not work.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
29 Jun 07
There are 4 links posted.
1st. Wesite declined to show (copyright infingrment??? perhaps)
2nd. Doesn't work.
3rd. Is a search site.
4th. Is Information on "Fluoride" ??
@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
28 Jun 07
have you tried typing the links in? They were working before...If I have broken any rules I certainly apologise as it is not my intention. I would like to discuss this topic.

@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
28 Jun 07
this may answer questions about the symtoms some of us have had with these alergies. I have to start watching this because I have alergies that can really make me sick.....
@momoftwingirls (859)
• United States
27 Jun 07
Good article.
Yeah, I have known about MSG for a while now. Well, since I began listening to Dr. Stan Monteith on his radio show, http://www.radioliberty.com
If you really want to be informed about what is going on in our own backyard, by our oh so lovely government, you MUST listen to Radio Liberty and Alex Jones.
Tonight, on Coast to Coast, George Noory, will be talking to Randell Fitzgerald, http://www.hundredyearlie.com . He will be talking about the health emergency of mutations caused by synthetic chemicals and rise of toxins in personal care. Did you know that,and this may shock you, aborted fetus's are used in commercial baby lotions and shampoo's? But it does not stop there, this fetal tissue is also used in mainstream women's products like face cream, eye cream, lipsticks!!
Randell will also be talking about poisions on the rise in our pets food supply.
You see, the leaders we KEEP re electing, Dem or Repub, are only out for one thing, POWER AND CONTROL.
They will stop at nothing to reduce our population which is called zero population control. They seem to think Planet Earth has reached it's carrying capacity. Can you believe this?
As if God did not know, before creating this world, how many people it could hold...
It is pure arogance, pure arogance....
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