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'''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]].

'''Food additives''' are used to enhance the [[flavor]] and appearance of [[food]]. There is a popular myth that many common additives in fact cause an '''[[addiction]]''', leading to [[obesity]], [[cancer]], and numerous other health risks. However the most harmful food enhancers usually are voluntarily removed by companies after social and economic pressure builds from affected consumers. For example, in the early days, [[Coca-Cola]] contained [[cocaine]], a highly addictive [[drug]]. After consumers complained that adults and especially children should not be exposed to cocaine, the addictive drug was removed from the ingredients list.

Many types of readymade food, especially [[Chinese food]], use the possibly [[addictive]] flavor enhancer [[MSG]] (monosodium glutamate).<ref>[http://www.msgtruth.org/addiction.htm MSG and addiction]</ref><ref>http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/reward/pathways.html</ref> Though it is generally recognized as safe<ref>[[FDA|US FDA]], [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/msg.html FDA and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)]</ref> 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 possibly [[addictive]] flavor enhancer [[MSG]] (monosodium glutamate).<ref>[http://www.msgtruth.org/addiction.htm MSG and addiction]</ref> Even though it is generally recognized as safe<ref>[[FDA|US FDA]], [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/msg.html FDA and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)]</ref> 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> Liberals have used [[scare tactics]] to say that MSG is omnipresent in the US food supply and using big "scientific" words to characterize normal behavior as exceptional, in an example of coordinated [[liberal deceit]]. An example of such tactics is:

{{cquote|Over the last fifty years, food processors have steady increased the amount of MSG added to foods. One of the primary and most consistent effects of MSG and other excitotoxins is triggering "an insulin/adrenalin/fat storage/food craving response." That response is what causes the, "I'm hungry again an hour after I eat Chinese food," quandary. It is also why some of us crave potato chips and other snack foods that contain monosodium glutamate, even though we're full.<ref>[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/442155/monosodium_glutamate_msg_the_addiction.html Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) - The Addiction You Never Knew You Had]</ref>}}

{{cquote|How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they can't be recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are labeled as having "No MSG" but in fact not only contain MSG but also are laced with other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger.

Dr. Robban Sica:

All of the above are true. And all of these well-known brain toxins are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to TASTE of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products.<ref>'Excitotoxins - The Taste That Kills' Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD</ref>}}

{{cquote|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.'<ref>http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/msg.html</ref>}}

The fear-mongering and conspiracy theorizing are typical examples of the [[liberal agenda]] to overregulate every aspect of life, including food consumption. Foolish liberals do not realize that economic pressures often right any wrongs. For example, the perceived dangerous presence of MSG in Chinese food has compelled the Chinese to place large 'NO MSG' signs on their menus and doors, so that wary customers will continue their patronage.

Many of the most harmful additives to the [[brain]] fall under the class of [[excitotoxins]]--these include MSG and [[aspartane]].

Other food additives which liberals frequently bemoan include: [[aspartane]], [[trans fats]], and [[bovine growth hormone]]. Liberals have lobbied for strict government regulation of these substances, which in foods like [[donut]]s, are the source of their deliciousness and substitutes frequently become disflavored or inconsistent.

 

{{cquote|How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they can't be recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are labeled as having "No MSG" but in fact not only contain MSG but also are laced with other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger.

 

All of the above are true. And all of these well-known brain toxins are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to TASTE of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products.<ref>'Excitotoxins - The Taste That Kills' Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD</ref>}}

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