MSG, EXTREMELY TOXIC?

Found everywhere as an additive in your food, new research has uncovered that this "flavor enhancer" is extremely toxic, causing a battery of adverse health effects within normal dietary ranges.

A new study published in the Journal of Headache Pain reveals that a single intake of monosodium glutamate (MSG) produces headache in the majority of healthy subjects tested.[i]

The researchers conducted a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study to examine the effect of repeated MSG intake.

 

"Fourteen healthy subjects participated in 5 daily sessions for one week of MSG intake (150 mg/kg) or placebo (24 mg/kg NaCl) (randomized, double-blinded). Spontaneous pain, pressure pain thresholds and tolerance levels for the masseter and temporalis muscles, side effects, and blood pressure were evaluated before and 15, 30, and 50 min after MSG intake. Whole saliva samples were taken before and 30 min after MSG intake to assess glutamate concentrations."

 

The results were as follows:

Headache occurred in 8/14 subjects during MSG and 2/14 during placebo.

Salivary glutamate concentrations on Day 5 were elevated significantly (P < 0.05).

Pressure pain thresholds in masseter muscle were reduced (i.e. pain increased) by MSG on Day 2 and 5 (P < 0.05).

Blood pressure was significantly elevated after MSG (P < 0.040).

Also, a wide range of side effects were observed to occur in much greater frequency in the MSG group, including: Nausea,Fatigue,Headache,Stomach Ache,

Dizziness and Chest Pressure

This study has profound implications, insofar as the majority of packaged and prepared foods on the market today have either monosodium glutamate added, or a glutamate rich 'food concentrate' intended to model its flavor-enhancing effects, e.g. "hydrolyzed soy protein," "yeast extract," etc. It is therefore nearly impossible to avoid it, unless you are eating a whole food based diet, or one where you are preparing your foods from scratch.  MSG avoidance should be a vital part of your strategy to improve your health through diet.

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