{"id":1737,"date":"2021-08-19T14:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T14:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2021-08-19T16:37:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:37:53","slug":"is-msg-a-toxin-or-a-poison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/truthinlabeling.org\/blog\/2021\/08\/19\/is-msg-a-toxin-or-a-poison\/","title":{"rendered":"Is MSG a toxin or a poison?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Although the terms \u201ctoxin\u201d and \u201cpoison\u201d are often used interchangeably, there are some significant differences. According to encyclopedia.com \u201cA chemical is said to be a poison if it causes some degree of metabolic disfunction in organisms. Strictly speaking, a toxin is a poisonous chemical of biological origin, being produced by a microorganism<\/strong>, plant<\/strong>, or animal<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 (Emphasis added.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It goes on to say: \u201cIt is critical to understand that while any chemical can cause poisoning, a threshold of tolerable dose must be exceeded for this to actually happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, strictly speaking, MSG, which is manufactured by humans as opposed to being produced by a microorganism, plant, or animal, is a poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Free Dictionary would seem to agree.  It defines a poison as \u201ca substance that, on ingestion, inhalation, absorption, application, injection, or development within the body, in relatively small amounts, may cause structural or functional disturbance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are four very interesting facts about the poison in MSG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) The poisonous component of MSG is free glutamate.  It\u2019s free glutamate that triggers glutamate receptors, enhancing the flavor of food, and at the same time operating as a poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) There are lots of products in addition to MSG that contain free glutamate.  Just like the free glutamate in MSG, each enhances the flavor of the food with which it is eaten while it plays out its role as a poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Prior to 1957, tolerable doses of free glutamate would not have been exceeded, and the small amounts of free glutamate in processed foods would have not been poisonous.  Prior to 1957, there wasn\u2019t enough free glutamate in processed foods eaten during the course of a day to produce more free glutamate than could be tolerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) In 1957, a revolutionary method for producing MSG and the free glutamate in it was introduced and the use of both MSG and other free glutamate-containing flavor-enhancers began to grow exponentially. From that point forward, the amount of free glutamate in processed foods easily exceeded the amount that could be ingested without causing adverse reactions and\/or brain damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dose makes the poison<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of the next few blogs the Truth in Labeling Campaign will be unveiling the Seven Lines of Evidence that lead inevitably to the conclusion that manufactured free glutamate (MfG), such as that found in hydrolyzed proteins and monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a well-disguised poison \u2013 a poison that may well be hidden in your very own pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first blog in the series will be August 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you have questions or comments, we\u2019d love to hear from you. If you have hints for others on how to avoid exposure to MfG, send them along, too, and we\u2019ll put them up on <\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>. Or you can reach us at questionsaboutmsg@gmail.com and follow us on <\/em>Twitter @truthlabeling<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Although the terms \u201ctoxin\u201d and \u201cpoison\u201d are often used interchangeably, there are some significant differences. According to encyclopedia.com \u201cA chemical is said to be a poison if it causes some degree of metabolic disfunction in organisms. Strictly speaking, a toxin is a poisonous chemical of biological origin, being produced by a microorganism, plant, or animal.\u201d\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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