MSG LINKED TO OBESITY, AUTISM AND ADD/ADHD

Vol. 8 Issue 97

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) has been linked to causing obesity and according to a recent report it could contribute to the onset of Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children.

MSG, a “flavor enhancing” food additive, is found in an increasing number of processed and fast foods. MSG, also listed on food labels as Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein and Autolyzed Yeast Extract, has no nutritional value and the FDA has no limits on how much MSG can be added to foods — even though as little as two tablespoons has been shown to cause epileptic seizures in dogs.

Scientific studies have shown that MSG causes people to eat larger quantities of food and faster. It also affects the body so that people feel hungry more frequently.

MSG causes the pancreas to triple the amount of insulin produced. The excess insulin is converted to fat. Within a few hours it causes the blood sugar level to drop so the body feels tired and hungry again — causing people to eat more and contributing to obesity in America.

Scientists use rats to determine how MSG affects the body. Besides destroying a rat’s natural control mechanism against overeating, it causes the pancreas to produces so much insulin that the body starts producing killer T cells in order to shut it down. Destruction of the pancreas then leads to diabetes and other health problems.

Scientists also use the additive to purposely cause death to certain areas of the brain. It is a highly reactive amino acid. When too much of it is introduced to the brain, it can cause rapid cell death. According to John Erb, a developmental disorder researcher, too much glutamate overexcites the neurons in the brain until they die.

Other researchers agree. Dr. Russell L. Blaylock has linked MSG to causing or worsening the symptoms of ADHD and other neurological disorders, leading to the false labeling and drugging of children.

In Erb’s book, “The Slow Poisoning of America,”he explains how MSG contributes to the onset of autism and ADHD: “When a woman becomes pregnant, the placental barrier is not fully formed in the first month of fetal development, The chemicals the mother eats can go directly to the developing child. The glutamate stimulates rapid growth in the brain, creating ADHDsymptoms,” said Erb. “Too much glutamate over-stimulates areas of the brain, resulting in neuronal cell death. This destruction to the neurons results in the symptoms characterized as Autism.”

Erb presented his discovery to Dr. Susan Bryson, head of the Autism Research Center in Halifax, a leading autism scientist in Canada.

Bryson confirmed that current studies being conducted by the NIH show the cause of autism has been linked to a toxin invading the embryo’s brain stem at as early as 20 days after conception. The NIH is now directing their research toward MSG.

“These diseases appear to be caused by MSG,” said Erb. “MSG is added to food because of its addictive qualities; it is nicotine for food and is highly reactive in the human brain and other organs.”

SOURCE: Evan’s Garden News, Issue 44; www.evansgarden.com; “The Slow Poisoning of America,” John and Michelle Erb, www.spofamerica.com.