MSG

It does more than just add flavor…

It adds POUNDS!

 Interesting fact: In the wild, rats and mice don't get fat.

When they are full they stop eating. Most animals, including humans, are like that. When we are full our brain says, "Stop Eating." So… Why are people gaining weight? I know they are eating too much food, but the question begs to be asked, "Why are intelligent people eating too much food?" Why CAN’T they stop? ……

I kept running across research which involved "MSG treated" mice and rats. Bet you didn’t know that hundreds of reports indicate that scientists all over the world are creating obese rats and mice that they use in diet and diabetes test studies? What stood out was not that researchers were researching MSG, but that they injected or fed lab animals MSG to make them fat. That's how they do it! (National Institutes of Health)

That got me thinking…. Could there be some chemicals in our food that could be causing our tremendous obesity epidemic? So I did a little research…. Why are they creating fat rats and obese meese? I mean mice. Because there are few types of rats or mice that are naturally obese so scientists have to create them. How do you make a rat fat? It’s not at all difficult. When these rodents are first born, scientists inject them with a chemical that triples the amount of insulin created by the pancreas. This causes rats and mice to become morbidly obese.

I know you are waiting for me to get to the point. O.K. What is the name of the chemical they use? MSG- Monosodium Glutamate! They have even given a name to the race of fat rodents they have created: “MSG-Treated-Rats.”

Wait a minute, you may be saying…. which is what I was thinking….. Isn’t MSG in practically everything we eat? Bingo. You just hit the jackpot.

Check out the food in your cupboard, your pantry, your refrigerator. You can easily find MSG in Campbell’s “mmm, mmm, good” soups, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, frozen food dinners, flavored Pringles, Lipton noodles and instant soup mix, Progresso soups, salad dressings, even the low-fat versions, Doritos, Lays flavored potato chips, Planters salted nuts, canned tuna, Boar’s Head cold cuts – almost everything.

You may say- well, that’s old news to me! I shop at Trader Joes, Met Market or Whole Foods because I eat healthy….. Well stop thinking you will escape MSG if you shop at markets that claim to sell healthy food. Many of the bagged, bottled, frozen and canned foods at Whole Foods, etc contain MSG hidden under another name (see the list below). Some of the deli dishes as well as those on the hot bar and the take-out rack also contain hidden MSG.

Hidden MSG is not limited to use in food. MSG sensitive people have reported reactions to soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, and cosmetics that contain hidden MSG. The most obvious common hiding places are in ingredients called "hydrolyzed protein" and "amino acids."

Drinks, candy, and chewing gum are also potential sources of hidden MSG. Also, aspartic acid, found in aspartame (NutraSweet) ordinarily causes MSG type reactions in MSG sensitive people. Aspartame is found in some medications. Check with your pharmacist. Binders and fillers for medications, nutrients, and supplements, both prescription and non-prescription, and some fluids administered intravenously in hospitals, may contain MSG.

When talking about food labeling and avoidance, just as sugar can be hidden in myriad terms, so, too, does MSG go by various names? Following is a list of ingredients which either absolutely contains MSG or which often create MSG during processing:

glutamate
Monosodium glutamate
Monopotassium glutamate
glutamic acid
calcium caseinate
sodium caseinate
hydrolized corn
gelatin
textured protein
natrium glutamate
carrageenan
natural pork flavoring
bouillon and broth
soy sauces, extracts and proteins
flavors and flavorings
natural flavors and flavorings
hydrolized vegetable proteins
autolyzed yeast
hydrolyzed yeast
yeast extract
protein isolate
malt extract
barley malt
bouillon

That’s at least 24 names that MSG is hidden under! Food companies that label their food as “No MSG Added” get away with marketing as such by using one of the additives above. This practice of getting away with miss-labeling is disgusting.

MSG is an addictive chemical (proven through laboratory testing) and is added to food so the consumer keeps coming back for more & MORE. Obesity kills more people than smoking or drug overdosing but nobody seems to care that children are eating this stuff up every day, every meal. It’s illegal to give a child a cigarette or a beer – as it should be, but it’s perfectly acceptable to give a child food & drink laden with MSG & other chemicals which causes obesity & diabetes and that’s perfectly ok because its FDA approved.

The FDA is EMPLOYED by the food industry people…. They aren’t there to help us- they are there to make their Bosses- the Food producers $$$$$$..... Think about it…. Just….think…..

Think before you put something in your mouth… or on your family’s dinner table.

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Heather