Health : MSG : The Slow Poisoning Of America

2005-10-10

Richard Moore

    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. Type in  the words "MSG Obese" and read
    a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.

    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. 

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http://www.rense.com/general67/msg.htm

MSG - The Slow Poisoning Of America 

MSG Hides Behind 25+ Names, Such As 'Natural Flavouring' 
MSG Is Also In Your Favorite Coffee Shops And Drive-Ups 

9-12-5 


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

Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food
manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG at:
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 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! 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.yahoo.com.
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. 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.

Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, get the word
out.

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