One common food additive, MSG, may be largely responsible for the epidemic of obesity in America. So states John Erb, author of the book “The Slow Poisoning of America”.
Erb’s exhaustive review of the scientific literature uncovered hundreds of studies over the past thirty years in which young rats and mice were injected with MSG (monosodium glutamate) with the express purpose of producing obese animals with a predisposition for diabetes. The obese/diabetic rats then serve in various experiments for a variety of purposes.
Rats will not naturally overeat – no way, no how. In order to get rats to overeat for their experiments, scientists use MSG. Once the rats were administered the MSG, they lost that control mechanism whereby they had stopped eating when satisfied. Now they ate and ate out of control. And these now obese rats never shed this new overeating habit.
That science has known about these effects of MSG is indisputable. Why, then, is the population exposed to this terrible chemical as a FOOD ADDITIVE?? You guessed it: $$$ “Studies have shown that people who eat food laced with MSG eat more of it, and faster than food that does not have this additive,” says Erb.
This violation of common decency much less sound food-safety policy is the work of such groups as the Glutamate Association, an industry-lobbying group sponsored by many of the companies that use or produce MSG.
HOW MSG MAKES PEOPLE FAT
In addition to being a “flavor enhancer” that encourages people to eat more, there is another, hidden factor in MSG.
“When ingested by human test subjects MSG directly affects the Pancreas stimulating it to triple its standard output of insulin output. This unnatural amount of insulin finds the sugar in the blood and converts it to fat. A few hours after you eat MSG the excess insulin that the MSG triggers reduces your blood sugar level so much that you become tired and even hungry again. In animal test subjects this excess insulin leads to hyperinsulinemia: the chronic overproduction of insulin. The pancreas becomes so out of control that the body starts producing killer T cells to shut it down. (Destruction of the pancreas then leads to diabetes – ed.) Is it any wonder why diabetes, obesity and lethargy in our youths are at an all time high? Junk foods, processed foods, even cafeteria foods are now laced with large amounts of glutamates,” John Erb reports.
MSG may not be the only cause of obesity in humans, but since it is the chemical of choice used by scientists to create obese subjects in lab experiments, and it is known to make people eat more and to drastically affect insulin, it is likely a very large factor.
MENTAL DYNAMITE
Many of our readers may be familiar with “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” – a name given to the MSG-induced headaches many people get after eating oriental foods. Chinese restaurants typically lace their recipes with MSG. These headaches are far from benign. It turns out that glutamate also causes brain damage, literally destroying brain cells. According to Erb, “Too much glutamate in the brain overexcites the neurons until they die. Many people who suffer from chronic headaches and migraines can trace their trigger to eating too much MSG.” The respected Dr. Russell L. Blaylock has stated this as well.
According to Dr. Blaylock, MSG and other food additives such as aspartame (NutraSweet) may also cause or worsen symptoms of ADHD or other neurological disorders, leading to the false labeling of children and their subsequent drugging. As the reader can see, the consequences of meddling with our food supply solely for profit are grave.
THE MANY FACES OF MSG
Like many chemicals, MSG is often disguised by companies so we won’t know we’re being exposed to it. For instance, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein and Autolyzed Yeast Extract, are MSG-laden food additives which need not be written on labels with the recognizable letters, “MSG”. These ingredients are added to a huge amount of the foods found in restaurants and supermarkets. Nearly ALL fast-food contains it.
Just today we went to one of our favorite restaurants and asked if MSG or the other ingredients above was in the soup or the salad dressings. The answer was “yes” in every case. We left!
WHAT TO DO?
1. ASK. When you go out, ask the waitress to check if MSG, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein* or Autolyzed Yeast Extract are in any of the foods or what you plan on ordering. If necessary, ask the manager. If these are in use, leave and say why. You can also send an email about this at their websites. If you can’t get a straight answer at the restaurant, leave anyway. If they want your business, let them be forthright.
2. READ LABELS. Look for the above additives, but since there may be many other sneaky ways to add MSG, simply avoid processed foods.
3. GO BACK TO NATURE. Eat fresh, whole, unprocessed foods! No worries about toxic food additives that way! Some suggestions: https://evansgarden.com/wholefoods.html
4. GET EDUCATED. Get books such as “The Slow Poisoning of America” by Erb and “Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills” by Blaylock.
5. SPREAD THE WORD. Tell others about this situation, and recommend the books. Recommend that they sign up for our newsletter since our focus is on health and the true facts.
We hope this info helps you and your family!
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