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Many types of readymade food, especially [[Chinese food]], use the [[addictive]] flavor enhancer [[MSG]] (monosodium glutamate). Though it is generally recognized as safe{{fact}} by the [[Food and Drug Administration]] (the agency which regulates the usage of such additives in the [[United States]]), MSG has been implicated as a cause [[autism]] and [[ADHD]] in children, as well as many other ailments.<ref>Laleva.org, [http://www.laleva.org/eng/2004/03/autism_and_adhd_linked_to_addictive_food_additive.html Autism and ADHD Linked to Addictive Food Additive]</ref> | Many types of readymade food, especially [[Chinese food]], use the [[addictive]] flavor enhancer [[MSG]] (monosodium glutamate). Though it is generally recognized as safe{{fact}} by the [[Food and Drug Administration]] (the agency which regulates the usage of such additives in the [[United States]]), MSG has been implicated as a cause [[autism]] and [[ADHD]] in children, as well as many other ailments.<ref>Laleva.org, [http://www.laleva.org/eng/2004/03/autism_and_adhd_linked_to_addictive_food_additive.html Autism and ADHD Linked to Addictive Food Additive]</ref> | ||
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| + | {{cquote|MSG Hides Behind 45+ Names, Such As 'Natural Flavoring.' MSG Is Also In Your Favorite Coffee Shops And Drive-Ups | ||
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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. | ||
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| + | 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.'<ref>http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/msg.html</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 02:16, November 24, 2008
Food additives are used to enhance the flavor and appearance of food, some of which may cause addiction. In the early days, Coca-Cola contained cocaine, a highly addictive drug.
Many types of readymade food, especially Chinese food, use the addictive flavor enhancer MSG (monosodium glutamate). Though it is generally recognized as safe[Citation Needed] by the Food and Drug Administration (the agency which regulates the usage of such additives in the United States), MSG has been implicated as a cause autism and ADHD in children, as well as many other ailments.[1]
Dr. Robban Sica:
| “ | MSG Hides Behind 45+ Names, Such As 'Natural Flavoring.' MSG Is Also In Your Favorite Coffee Shops And Drive-Ups
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.'[2] |
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