Although spring is still some weeks away, here at the Truth in Labeling Campaign we\u2019re not waiting to do our spring cleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first thing that needs to be cleaned up and tossed out is the idea that the safety of MSG is controversial. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Like everything else the \u201cGlutes\u201d put out to deceive you into believing that MSG is \u201csafe,\u201d claiming that the safety of MSG is controversial is part of their basic con.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The only \u201ccontroversy\u201d here is that the Glutes continue to say MSG is \u201csafe\u201d despite clear and copious data<\/strong> demonstrating MSG is toxic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There really is nothing to debate. But being that selling MSG is their business, they work very hard on twisting the truth. Here are the facts of the matter: <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. The opinion that free glutamic acid (the active component in MSG) causes brain damage, is based on data amassed between 1969 and 2021 by neuroscientists studying the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. No data demonstrating anything to the contrary exist. Those who manufacture and sell MSG say <\/strong>that MSG is harmless or \u201csafe\u201d by pointing to studies that failed to find <\/strong>toxicity. That\u2019s a big difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n MSG is a toxic ingredient. There should be no question about the truth of the matter. In that sense, there really is no controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second thing that needs to be tossed is the notion that the FDA protects consumers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With our interest in the toxicity of MSG, it is not surprising that we know a fair amount about industry\/FDA collusion (https:\/\/www.truthinlabeling.org\/assets\/industrys_fda_final.pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n But industry\u2019s control of the FDA reaches far beyond that.\u00a0 An opinion piece in the September 2, 2021 New York Times<\/em> titled \u201cAmerica Desperately Needs a Much Better F.D.A.\u201d gives some detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New year\u2019s resolutions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Start thinking M<\/strong>f<\/strong>G<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MSG is toxic as ever and you don\u2019t want to forget that.\u00a0 But you need to also know that the poison in MSG is manufactured free<\/strong> glutamic acid (MfG). \u00a0And MfG can be found in dozens of other ingredients, not just MSG. (https:\/\/www.truthinlabeling.org\/assets\/names_ingredients_linkedin.pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If this seems confusing remember that the U.S. manufacturer of MSG has spent millions of dollars trying to confuse you and everyone else \u2013 and has been quite successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve written about how that works previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Realize that you are not alone in reacting to MSG and MfG. Besides possibly suffering reactions, everyone is vulnerable to brain damage from ingesting MSG and MfG.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s likely that you, along with millions of others, have been conned into thinking that there\u2019s something mentally wrong with you. You\u2019re not just told that no one is sensitive to MSG. The big con is to get you<\/strong> \u2013 personally — to doubt yourself. You\u2019re told that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not so personal is the alleged \u201cevidence\u201d that MSG is safe.\u00a0 Put simply, the U.S. manufacturer of MSG designs and executes studies that couldn\u2019t possibly find anything wrong with MSG. Basic to getting that job done is setting up double-blind studies where the placebo causes reactions identical to reactions caused by the MSG test material. \u201cDesigned for deception\u201d has the details. https:\/\/www.truthinlabeling.org\/deception_web.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. If you are overweight consider that your obesity may have been preset when your pregnant mother consumed large amounts of MfG, which would have destroyed that part of the brain needed for weight regulation \u2013 leaving you without the ability to use diet and exercise to control you weight.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDose dependent toxicity of glutamic acid: a review,\u201d published in the International Journal of Food Properties<\/em>, explains. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adrienne Samuels\u00a0(2020)\u00a0Dose dependent toxicity of glutamic acid: a review,\u00a0International Journal of Food Properties,\u00a023:1,\u00a0412-419,\u00a0DOI:\u00a010.1080\/10942912.2020.1733016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Need a project to get your mind off the world situation? How about helping us spread the truth about the obesity epidemic and the infertility crisis!<\/strong><\/p>\n