I did peruse some of the articles mentioned. It seems this
is true.
We can at least read labels. If we get angry enough, we can
write to our gov't reps, but we'd need to do it right away.
At the end I've added some URLs with more info.
Bev
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MSG - The Slow
Poisoning Of America
MSG Hides Behind 25+ Names, Such As
'Natural Flavoring'
MSG Is Also In Your Favorite Coffee Shops And Drive-Ups
9-12-5
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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
- 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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