MSG Increases Insulin in Your Blood
In studies all over the world scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diadetes test studies. There is no such thing as `natural obesity` in mice or rats so they had to be created. How did they do this—they did it by injecting them with MSG (monosodium glutamate) as soon as they were born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, and the subjects become obese without eating any more food. The fastest way to develop insulin resistance is to live on packaged or fast foods which are exceptionally high in MSG. The food industry has no limit on the amount of MSG they are allowed to put in processed, packaged food.
MSG is a substance extracted from grains or beets ( harmless in its natural form). It is used to enhance flavor and is known to be addictive, therefore you want more of that food. It accentuates the `saltiness` of some foods and became over used when we demanded everything be low fat-in order to make the food taste good, lots of MSG was added. You know how you always say that an hour after a meal of chinese food you are hungry again–well thats because you have an abundance of insulin in your blood from the MSG and it makes you crave more food.
Here is a list of `other` names for MSG:
* hydrolyzed vegetable protein
modified enzymes
barley malt
calcium caseinate
carrageen
maltodextrin
malt extract
pectin
plant protein extract
sodium caseinate
textured protein
whey protein
yeast extract
potassium glutamate
anything ultra pasteurized
anything fermented ie soy sauce
broth
boullion
flavoring or natural flavoring
hydrolyzed oat flour
anything protein fortified
free glutamate
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein is in everything processed and most restaurant foods ie: Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy`s, Taco Bell, TGIF, Chili`s, Applebee`s, Denny`s and Kentucky Fried Chicken is one of the worst offenders-their secret spice is MSG!
MSG is being added to canned soups, sauces, luncheon meats, salad dressings, dips, canned and frozen meats, fish, hot dogs, boullion cubes, all packaged snack foods, even beer.
When consumers started seeking out MSG-free food, some food packagers started adding `free glutamates` and claim that their foods are `msg-free`.
The website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG even explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more !
If you go to the `National Library of Medicine` at www.pubmed.com and type in the words ” MSG Obese”, you will see about 115 medical studies about this subject.
Just in case some people aren`t aware that their symptoms might be from MSG, here is a list of some common symptoms:
abdominal pain/cramping
nausea
headache
drowsiness
rapid heartbeat
chest pain
weakness
intense cravings
facial pressure or tightness
tingling
burning sensation in the back of the neck, forearms or chest
numbness in the back of the neck, radiating to the arms and back
warmth in the face, temples, upper back, neck and arms
bronchospasm in intolerant people with asthma
This is another reason to eat as many `whole foods` as possible and try to eliminate all the processed, pre-packaged foods.
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