salt sugar and MSG rage

Let the Salt and Sugar and MSG rage commence!

Chinese takeaways, Indian curries (as sold in the west), burgers and other processed grub are sugary, salty and fatty, it is true. But worse they are drenched in an insidious flavouring chemical called Monosodium Glutamate (MSG). Why is MSG A Bad Thing?

* MSG is a neurotoxin *

When researchers that study brain disease need to destroy sections of brains of rodents, they use MSG to do it! If MSG exterminates brain and nerve cells so efficiently then why the hell is our food swimming in the stuff? Is this some sick Al Qaida chemical warfare terrorist attack against civilians by contaminating our food with nerve agents, or is this some sick ploy by the food business to make lots of lolly by contaminating our food with nerve agents? KerChing!

MSG is added to food because it is a delicious flavour in its own right, a meat-like flavour called umami. Umami is a flavour detected on the tongue in addition to the familiar sweet, sour, bitter and salty. (Fat may also be a taste in its own right, making a sixth flavour). Incidentally the stuff they taught you at school about tastes being located on different parts of the tongue - sweetness being associated with the tip of the tongue for example - is a myth).

But given that this tasty umami-flavoured neurotoxin - MSG - destroys nerve cells, surely having it force-fed to us is a monumental public health concern. Few foods are safe, even fruit is contaminated. Farmers spray fruit with MSG as it grows to affect the flavour. Next time your brain feels a bit sluggish, it may be down to something (nearly everything?) you have eaten.

You might argue that somebody out there is regulating our dietary intake of MSG. But with politicians acting as the filthy whores of the food industry, there may be little incentive for them to stop the insanity. Be aware of what you eat and vote with your wallet, dear friend.

What about that other sodium chemical: humble salt? The body's daily minimum requirement of salt is roughly 500mg, and the maximum safe amount is approximately 2400mg. Most westerners consume the maximum quantity at least, often doubling that. Sodium is a cause of osteoporosis: salt makes your body to disolve calcium from your skeleton and literally piss it away. (Another cause of calcium depletion is high blood acid).

Salt can be lethal. Recently in England a family was devastated by salt. Parents fed adult foods to their baby. The poor creature died of salt poisoning. In my opinion the government and the food industry share the blame for such tragedies.

It is widely known that salt causes high blood pressure (hypertension), which in turn triggers brain damage via strokes, amongst other maladies. In order to combat high blood pressure doctors rarely recommend reducing sodium intake. Instead they insist you take drugs (Beta blockers), which are themselves harmful and have side effects. Insanely, doctors actually profit from drugs subscriptions. (They do not make money from advising you to lower your salt intake). And so the madness continues.

Remember how the industry pushed margarine as more healthy than butter? Margarine contains "transfats", which displace beneficial omega fats from cells. Transfats prevent cells from operating properly. Oh dear! Back to butter then.

Supermarket food is also packed with sugar (fructose), which is not only fattening, it is also arrantly destructive to the body. (Intriguingly fructose is substantially more toxic than its simple sweet building block, glucose). Ever noticed how, half an hour after eating something sugary, you stop feeling high and suddenly you feel terrible? That is a sign you have munched something poisonous.

Sugar (and other simple carbohydrates, like white flour, pasta etc) causes blood sugar levels to shoot up. This causes the pancreas to release insulin, which charges the body to store the sugar as fat. Sugar is a major cause factor in making fatties.

In the supermarkets it is a pain to find stuff without heaps of MSG, salt and sugar added. These additives are there to make their bland shite taste more satisfying. Over time these and other additives are corroding (and fattening) your body irreparably.

Next time you see ads of smiling faces in your local supermarket, remember the bastards, in league with the food industry, are slowly but surely poisoning you in the name of profits. Lethargy and premature ageing are just the first symptoms...

McShit with fries anyone?




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