[Mb-civic] MSG- slow poisoning of America FYI
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Tue Sep 13 11:16:39 PDT 2005
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?<FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND- 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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