Month: March 2009

Obesity

How MSG Effects your Weight Loss Goals

In 1969 Dr. John Olney was conducting experiments on mice using MSG (monosodium glutamate). (Mice are frequently used as test animals because they react most like humans to MSG). He was studying the microscopic changes in the brains of these mice when his assistant noticed that all of the mice given MSG had become grossly obese. […]

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Vegetable Enzymes mean MSG on your Food Label

Enzymes are another way to add MSG (free glutamic acid) to foods and make it sound more natural. The food manufacturers don’t need to list “Monosodium Glutamate” or anything else that might sound scary to the consumer. Don’t “Enzymes” and “Vegetable Enzymes” sound innocent and natural? That’s exactly why some natural food manufacturers like WholeFoods and Trader […]

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MSG Causes Rapid Brain Cell Death

The neurotransmittors Glutamate and Aspartate (in Aspartame) are normally found in the spinal cord and brain. They are two of the most common transmitter chemicals in the spinal cord and brain, but when their concentrations rise above a critical threshold they can turn into deadly toxins to the neurons and nerve cells that are connected […]

Obesity

The link between Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) and Obesity

If fried snack chips had a warning printed right on the bag that said, “Warning: these chips will make you obese,” would you still buy them? Would you still eat them? Well, in a sense, you do see that warning on chips; just read the ingredient list. Research suggests that monosodium glutamate causes obesity, making […]