Talkback : salt sugar and msg

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From:	gwen	2003-04-02 10:54:15
Subject:	msg
Comment:	i hate msg!!!!!! oh my gosh everytime i eat one dorito i have to puke. i have to stay away from everything with msg. stop the madness. it gives me killer migranes and i have to be on all sorts of medicane so i don't accidentally eat something with it in it. that sucks. msg blows.
From:	Chuck	2003-07-10 12:44:33
Subject:	msg ( poison)
Comment:	I agree with you Jim that it's all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. with the washington crowd. I get sick for two days from the poison that I ingest (msg.) Something needs to be done about the crap we are eating... I read every label however it is imossalle to not get the msg into your system...
From:	Parhatsathid Nabadalung	2004-01-19 01:38:03
Subject:	They want more zombies
Comment:	Look if I take McShite and fries, I get cancer. French fries, when fried you get cancer causing acrylamides. Fried chicken from microwave you get neurotoxin d-proline and unnatural cis- compounds. Mobiles generates ELF - same frequency used by the Russians to destroy brain cells. (They also caused massive heart attack to Brits embassy). Capitalism give zombies. Maggie Thatcher used ELF to prevent riots. If you do not wear any microwave detecting stuff on your necklace, they can induce you to be mad, or die of massive heart attack. The radio frequencies reserved by the police at 450 mHZ, is a frequency well known for mind control. Vitamins and mineral are available for all to buy in case we are sick. Vitamins do not have vitamin B17. Like Pellagra years back in U.S. where almost a million died, B Deficiency has been known for nearly 20 years before. B17 comes from apricot pits, not available fresh to destroy B17. Cancer is big business, only second to Oil industry. Who's to blame? Look up illuminati -they got great plans for us to go to hell. If McShite is not enough, this stuff can cause Mad Cows, from the warble fly campaign using ICI's Phosmet, see http://www.mindfully.org/Farm/Mad-Cow-Mark-Purdey.htm This is what lincoln said: 'I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.... '. - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov 21, 1865
From:	kayt	2004-03-01 16:54:58
Subject:	MSG
Comment:	My spouse suffered from migraine headaches for years. At times he would have migraine headaches on a weekly basis, one right after the other, and his prescription meds didn't always help. We ate alot of fast food, but we began cooking our own meals, and my spouse cut out MSG from his diet, the migraines stopped.Thank God! They were hard on him, and hard on me too! My child suffered from constant legs aches and body aches, once we eliminated MSG from our child's diet, his body aches, and leg aches stopped!!
From:	Amarica	2004-06-21 19:56:41
Subject:	Your web site
Comment:	As near as I can tell from your web page, I am as good as dead. I love Pepsi, cheese, and meat and SALT. I hurt all of the time, have degenerative disc disease, arthritis of the spine, brain chemistry disorder, and Fibromyalgia. I am 57 years old. Do ya think, if I quit the Pepsi, cheese & salt, I might at least live what is left of my life without so much pain? I have enjoyed looking at you site and will continue to visit. Love the way you explain things. You remind me much of my own son, Adam, (06/Oct/68)who is your age His work is very similar to yours. He is employed by Kemin Industries Inc. http://www.ffnmag.com/esearch/Search/ENH_60.asp?ACCT=310372&GLSITENO=60&PCODE=60-5830) You even kinda look like my kid!!! I would love to exchange emails with you if ya have time for an old broad in your life. Amarica
From:	moi	2004-07-07 23:18:37
Subject:	touche
Comment:	That was well-written and frank. Add Aspartame to the list, and soy products as well - especially the soy protein isolate crap. For help in getting better, try orthomolecular doctors, like Dr. Robert Cathcart, or for a better diet read up on fasting ( Paul Bragg, or better yet the 90-year old slim books by Prof. Arnold Ehret - eat leafy green vegetables and some fresh fruit). Colonics from V. Earl irons may help, too. this is summer 2004. watch out for the VACCINES coming after a so-called 'terrorist scare' or even a few explosions in the US, UK, Canada, etc. They are full of toxins, especialli thimerosol, mercury. have a happy life!
From:	David	2005-01-26 18:42:14
Subject:	Food as drugs 1
Comment:	Don’t you think its time we start doing some thing about all this stuff, I mean really get to the root of the problem. All this stuff means things like child abuse ,drug abuse ,crime at all levels. Fixing it all starts with an awareness that too few people have or have and don’t possess the wherewithal to do anything about it. This awareness is one that few people care to acknowledge for its a difficult concept to grasp. Try this, think about your car, and the gas and oil you put in it .Lets put some really cheap stuff in your brand new car, say because this person who says he’s your friend ( who doesn’t know any thing about oil and gas) says it will be just fine, and see what happens Runs good for a while, then things start to wear and corrode ,still runs but not so good. So we add gas treatment and oil treatment. Hey! things run great ,for awhile but, things start to go bad and it needs to be taken in for minor repair. Time passes ,more additives ,repair turns major , more time more additives car dies. Now look at your body, from day one we are fed drugs and chemicals. Injected, bottle fed, spooned, artificial flavorings ,colors ,pesticides ,stabilizers and more in food that has so little nutritional value it acts like a drug. We do this because we listen to someone who is saying it will be fine. Is it any wonder we live in a society that has such a problem with drug addiction. Look at the start we give ourselves and all the drug support along the way. We must keep in mind that the companies that put out this “ food” is a business and its in
From:	David	2005-01-26 18:46:03
Subject:	food 3
Comment:	the whole world and that we need it! Could it be that we’re missing some key to all this? YES!, You know the answer, eat junk and you die a horrible death, like cancer, heart disease, hepatitis, aids, obesity. The list goes on and new stuff pops up all the time. What if we could fix it? Do you care? Don’t believe it’s possible? Maybe that feeling of futility or apathy is “ drug” induced. Its real simple you are what you eat, you want the world to run better, make the choice not to do any more drugs or give them to your kids. Yes, of course there are other factors such as genes, stress, exercise, attitude, environment, and more. The thing is, that the nutritional base we give ourselves greatly influences how we are able to deal with whatever is happening at the time. Its not what we’re given but what we do with it that counts. Our using more and more drugs (junk food, pesticides, prescription medicines, foods as drugs) is a no win situation . Right now a lot of people have a pretty dismal view of life. Could it be that our perception is being influenced by or life long consumption of the “drugs” I spoke of earlier. You want somebody to blame, everybody, nobody, it doesn’t matter. Each and every one of us by our actions or inaction’s have contributed to our nation as it is. Seeing this and accepting it gives us the very power to change it. What’s important is that we become aware of the problem and take action to correct it! IF your first reaction to this thought is denial then think back to addictions. Hey, Its OK, the first step in dealing with a problem is accepting the fact there is a problem we can do something about.
From:	David	2005-01-26 18:46:57
Subject:	food 4
Comment:	You would be amazed how your awareness opens up just by cutting back on the junk food ,taking a good vitamin (one a day type vitamins are enough to keep you from dying of vitamin deficiency, that’s why they are called minimum) with each meal (yes each meal) and cleaning house a little. Read the label on every package and don’t feed it to your kids if you don’t know exactly what it is and what it does to your body. Do this with the knowledge that in the past primary goal of many manufacturers is money ,anything else is secondary , including your health, has this changed? Start with your children and don’t feed them junk ,it makes them crazy and you too ,look around ,you know it. The children are our future , lets have one. Pure Water Is The Key To Health And Remember to BE-a-WARE Thank You David Irish alergyfree@planetkc.com 816-254-9970 Please feel free to contact me.
From:	neill mccartney	2005-02-04 12:28:56
Subject:	aspartame death
Comment:	all u guys are against msg etc right? right. well have u heard or a artifical sweetneer called aspartame? it has been about since 1980 and is bgroken down into neurotoxins in the body. it is made of 2 amino acids and methanol. Phenylalanine and aspartic acid make up 90% of it. In temperatures exceeding 86 degrees F. the wood alcohol in Aspartame converts to Formaldehyde, and then to Formic Acid. Patients with methanol toxicity caused by drinking 3-4 Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi per day, have been caused to have MS or Systemic Lupus symptoms. Symptoms of Aspartame Disease are: Fibromylagia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, cramps, vertigo, numbness in the legs, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, blindness and memory loss. Formaldehyde is classed with chemicals like Arsenic and Cyanide – DEADLY POISONS! Kills as surely as the other two, only slower and causes all kinds of neurological problems. It changes the brain’s chemistry and is a reason for severe seizures. According to the College of Physicians, the Phenylalanine in Aspartame depletes Serotonin, and causes manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence.
From:	neill	2005-02-04 12:29:47
Subject:	aspartame death part2
Comment:	Aspartame is especially deadly for Diabetics, as it makes the food sugar level go out of control causing patients to suffer severe memory loss, coma and death. The memory loss is due to the fact that Aspartic Acid and Phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it goes past the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. Dr Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said “The ingredients stimulate the neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees”. Aspartame disease is rampant in the US, and most probably in 90 other countries (Including the UK and most of Europe) where over 5000 products containing Aspartame are sold. Aspartame Disease could also be to blame for Gulf War Syndrome. Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were stored and consumed in the heat of 120 degrees F (remember the heat liberates the methanol at 86 degrees F) Most Gulf War Syndrome symptoms are identical to Aspartame Poisoning. Dr. H. J. Roberts, world expert on Aspartame poisoning, says it also escalates Alzheimer’s disease. Women as young as 30 are admitted to hospices with Alzheimer’s disease! Dr Roberts also says that consuming Aspartame during conception can cause birth defects. According to Dr. Louis Elsas. Paediatrician Professor of Genetics the Phenylalanine concentrates in the placenta causing mental retardation. Another neurosurgeon said that when brain tumours were removed, high levels of Aspartame were found in them. Aspartame makes you crave carbohydrates, and stores in the fatty tissue, so even though it is used as a diet aid, it actually makes you FAT! So, if it’s labelled “Sugar Free” – DON’T HAVE IT!
From:	Bruce Allen	2005-02-06 12:17:17
Subject:	MSG = Migrain
Comment:	I first had migrain attacks in my early teens, these manifest themselvs as visual disturbences, that I now know as 'Scintilating Scotomas' (flashing lights that last 10 to 20 minutes followed by head pains, sharp behind one eye and if I cough then a dull pain on top of my head. After many years wondering what caused this I found out that only after eating food that contained MSG or E621 did I get them. I wrote to three migrain associations in the UK, they all said that not enough research had been done to prove my theory that migrains are caused by this chemical compound, which I also found is present in Zantac tablets used for medicin in ulcer treatment. My son is studying chemistry and biology in his A level and is helping me to understand the problem.
From:	zoey	2005-04-15 10:21:18
Subject:	RE: cool
Comment:	this site is gr8t
From:	Norrisay	2005-04-30 14:47:12
Subject:	First visit...MSG.
Comment:	Hey guy, good rant about MSG. Thank you. My girlfriend put me onto the 'MSG is BAD' thing, so I'm just checking out more info. And I found your site and like what I see. You gotta let more folk know though, and if you ever write a book please let me know and I'll buy it! Or even if you already have, I'd still like to go buy. Gonna skip around the rest of here now, so cheers and Peace out. Nozz.
From:	Angel of Death	2005-06-18 19:42:07
Subject:	KEEP IT SIMPLE
Comment:	Let us not get too extreme about Salt and Sugar....At least we didn't worry about that as kids...Now adding on to worries can be sin...Let's just continue drinking water and juice...excercising....eating healthy and more fruits....all these names such as nurotoxin and decxtrose and imbossille yap yap yap is nothing but a bunch of distraction and occupying our minds with loads of 'words' and mediocre knowledge..let's just know that we are still Heading to DEATH and let us DIE Worry-Less.....Angel of Death...ty
From:	Reece	2005-08-18 11:32:29
Subject:	MSG
Comment:	When I fell pregnant with my 1st child (shes 10 now) I started getting debilitating migrains! I have always had headaches but never migrains. I found out I was allergic to noodles (high msg) so that was okay to stop eating my fav food to stop the migrains, but when I fell pregnant 4 years later with my 2nd child, I couldnt have ANY MSG at all. I found this very hard to deal with because all my fav foods have MSG in them. When I go shopping now I have to read all labels and even going out to dinner I have to have a basic meal because they all use MSG and its driving me NUTZ. If I have a tiny bit of MSG off a chip I get the blurry vision 1st and 10 minutes later Im getting the migrain and sick as a dog. I want to be a normal person again and not have to worry about what I eat.
From:	John Doe	2005-10-31 21:34:55
Subject:	cool
Comment:	This was one of the coolest and most intresting article I have ever read. (not counting the other articles on this site)
From:	Pat	2006-02-15 01:08:51
Subject:	MSG, Salt, Sugar
Comment:	Your article on the above information was very informative but you could have left the foul language out of it and still gotten the information across to people.
From:	Cheung	2006-02-27 22:54:04
Subject:	why MSG is GOOD
Comment:	MSG is the most tested product in the world recently in 30 years.Most of the disorganized, unprepared tests falsely accusing of MSG to be a bad thing. All of the ones that were actually organized proved that MSG is safe. Most food has MSG occuring naturally in it. Cheese, human milk, meat, and many others contain it. HUMAN MILK! Babies are proven to process it as fine as adults do. And the tests......The disorganized tests that say that MSG is bad....the test in the article was conducted by scientists who put overwhelming, crazy amounts of it in mice. If you're going to feed them the amount WE eat everyday, chances are, the mice are gonna get messed up. This is equivalent to us swallowing a gallon of the stuff every day. Who's ever heard of eating that much MSG? If you do that with salt, then you will die. See? Goto www.msgfacts.com
From:	Cheung	2006-02-27 23:00:37
Subject:	One more thing...
Comment:	MSG does not causese migraines, headaches, sore throats, nausea, or any of that crap. I consume more MSG than the average person (because iam asian) and do I get ANY symptoms at all? NO! Umbilical cords also BLOCK MSG!!! Why do you people hate it? huh? It also does not affect people with asthma or anything. It's not poison. MSG occurs in our bodies naturally, in the brain, muscles, heart, anything you name, its there. ITS NOT THE FOOD THAT DOES IT!!! MSG passes through our system too.
From:	Cheung	2006-02-27 23:24:54
Subject:	MSG websites
Comment:	Supports MSG http://greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2001-04-14.htm http://www.msgfacts.com/ www.glutamate.org/ www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_fnut/_timely/MONO.HTM http://www-biol.paisley.ac.uk/courses/stfunmac/reading/glutamate.htm Hates MSG www.wnho.net/msgnews.htm www.msgtruth.org/ www.truthinlabeling.com This website Oh yeah, animals have MSG occuring naturally in them. Think about it.If its sooooo unhealthy for us, then why is it occuring in us and other animals? It even incites a few specific organs to produce more good things.
From:	Anonymous	2006-03-17 00:35:54
Subject:	Sugar is a Toxin.
Comment:	People like to bash the artificial sweeteners like aspertame. Sure, no chemical is really 'safe', but look at the record. While one in however many is allergic to aspertame, there is a rising percentage of diabetics - arguably a symptom of chronic sugar poisoning. Sugar is in nearly EVERYTHING. If MSG is the 'nicotine' in food, sugar is the crack cocaine of food. And, like crack, long term use leads to major health problems. Diabetes, obesity, the complications, and eventually death. Sounds like a toxin to me! I'd rather take my chances with artificial sweeteners than sugar, which almost killed me. Take sugar and make it into ethanol for cars. By switching to diet soda, I lost 60 pounds, and now I count calories like a model to keep that weight off. At one point, my blood pressure shot way up due to obesity. SUGAR IS A POISON PURE AND SIMPLE. Just becuse something is natural doesn't mean that it's good. After all, snake venom is natural!
From:	Peng	2006-03-30 12:57:33
Subject:	MSG...?
Comment:	Look at it this way <p> MSG has been the most debated food flavouring in the past 30 years. But why has it been the most debated food flavouring? Is it because it is SO good that people hate it? Is it because that it is SO perfect that everyone wants a part of it?<p> Obviously not. The actual reason that why its being debated and researched upon now is that there HAVE been confirmed MSG poisonings, MSG toxins, and they have been causing hurt, pain, and blahblah to people who consume them. <p> There would be no reason to research and/or debate on MSG if nothing like this has ever happened. If it has, and its just an 'allergy to MSG', then it wouldn't have been researched for 30 years. Say, 6 months should be more than sufficient to do so. <p> Have you ever heard of, erm, carrots being dangerous? That carrots contain serious toxins that threaten your whole neurosystem? Yes, that's the reason why it has not been debated for 30 years. Carrots are natural, so is MSG, so are Heroin and cocaine. Natural does NOT equal safe and healthy and great for your body. <p>
From:	flo	2006-04-25 14:32:36
Subject:	Vitamins
Comment:	Take Magnesium and Co Q-10 immediately to offset some of the effects of MSG if you accidentally ingest it
From:	8888888888888888888	2006-05-23 10:29:10
Subject:	1111111111111111111111111
Comment:	brilliant
From:	Susan	2006-06-12 16:46:30
Subject:	sugar
Comment:	I totally agree with your argument, but I wanted to clarify one subject. I thought sugar was essentially sucrose. Fructose is the source of sugar in juices, substantially better than white, distilled sugar (sucrose). I do not advocate drinking boxed or bottled juices on the shelf as that is bottled sugar, but the sugars in fruits contain many nutrients which people need, and that sugar is fructose.
From:	Onesong	2006-09-30 16:15:05
Subject:	Sugar Destroys the Immune System
Comment:	I dont know about MSG but I recently discovered that sugar destroys the immune system. I also found that sugar was very popular (and new) in England shortly before the Black Death plague of 1665-6 and that the survivors were the ones who didn't eat sugar. I've also heard that when diabetics die thier body goes black. Interesting eh?
From:	Blanche Hines	2006-11-08 17:46:09
Subject:	msg
Comment:	I am doing a study on MSG.I was told that msg was invented by the chinese as a war weapon do you have any info on that.
From:	endtime	2007-01-07 10:44:16
Subject:	right on
Comment:	your site is spot on and a real eye opener. its actualy quite sick and frightening the things our goverments are hiding from us, free world HA. Keep it up dude .
From:	endtime	2007-01-07 10:55:54
Subject:	brain drug
Comment:	brain drugs have been experimented on the genral puplic for years, after all whos gunna ask questions or endever to find the truth if your doped up on brain drugs. its just 1 of the many ways the goverment can control us, and turn us into loyal servants. look out for microchips soon people remember just say no to brain drugs and microchips.
From:	Jessica	2007-04-09 04:59:04
Subject:	MSG Easter Salad
Comment:	My Aunt makes this salad that the whole family loves. 'Wow, what is this dressing made out of?' I asked today. 'It's so easy. Salt, sugar, oil, vinegar, and a spice called Accent.' My family is a bunch of insane Ohio bigots who think I'm a crazy hippie, so I was skeptical (and I also felt an ominous cloud over this word 'Accent'). So I looked it up-- not only does it *contain* MSG---- Accent *is* MSG!!! No wonder everyone loves the stuff! My whole family is sick all the time and I struggle with a lot of health issues-- food sensitivities and just a general icky feeling most of the time. The thing I struggle with is finding things that I *can* eat-- and also finding things to eat for my two year old son. My e-mail is jessh523@yahoo.com. If anyone has some suggestions, let me know. Be sure to title your e-mail MSG, so I don't think it's junk mail. I've bookmarked this page to read again later. Thanks for the encouragement! -Jessica
From:	Jessica	2007-04-09 05:00:19
Subject:	PS
Comment:	I forgot to add-- my aunt left saying, 'I have just got a *screaming* headache!' Should I tell her about Accent? Do you think she already knows?
From:	Sonya	2007-05-26 21:27:20
Subject:	why's it gotta be all or nothing?
Comment:	I can't understand why everyone has to be so 'all or nothing' about MSG. Personally, and I really don't give a crap what scientists have proven or not, I hate the stuff. Why? because when I eat it I have 12 hours of debilitating pain where I can't lie down, move, or do anything and I feel like someone is stabbing me in the eye with a screw driver every few seconds. I have spent around a thousand dollars on different types of medications to no avail. After having about 1 a week for a year- I realized that I get them after eating certain foods. I narrowed it down to MSG. Again- I really don't care what anyone says because when I eat MSG I am an terrible pain and when I don't, I'm not. Before a year ago- I never had a migraine- I don't know what changed... So- here's my point- if MSG doesn't make you sick- that's awesome for you- go eat all of it (please). There are plently of people who seem to have no problem with it. On the other hand- please do not tell me that there is no way that MSG can make me sick (it is the equivalent to me saying that a person who is allergic to peanuts can't die from them, since I eat them daily and am fine). First, let us admit that at least some people have a problem with this product and since we do- foods that contain it must be labeled. Then- maybe, if people knew what they were really eating- we would have more evidence that MSG is bad for you or isn't. So- if you are adamant that MSG is ok- how about cutting us migraine sufferers some slack and supporting the idea of full disclosure of ingrediants in food- what better way to prove your point?
From:	jim	2008-05-20 18:25:20
Subject:	epilepsy
Comment:	is it linked to epilepsy
From:	reena	2008-12-12 10:50:35
Subject:	the poison MSG
Comment:	I'm a doctor and I have always been very suspicious of this poison. I get severe migraine for at least 2 days if I accidentally ingest even micrograms of this horror. I found out by accident many years ago but if I'm not careful my head just bursts. The makers of MSG totally deny this. I did contact them. I believe it should be BANNED totally but how to do this? I would love it the day MSG was totally dead!
From:	Annette	2009-01-10 18:58:44
Subject:	MSG Causes Severe Irritability!!
Comment:	*****Just a Note: Although my son is only 15, he is in total agreement about my subject line****** Over 20 years ago I had a severe reaction to Chinese food; I fainted to the point where they couldn't even revive me with smelling salts for quite a while. That was followed by severe tremor-shaking, and a terrible headache. I assumed that it was the egg roll and won-ton soup, and stayed away from Chinese restaurants for a very long time. My son and I are both diagnosed ADHD, and he also with Tourette's Syndrome. Since the Chinese restaurant episode, I have known for years that MSG is bad, and stayed away from it for a long time, but I didn't think that a 'little' would make a difference. I usually cook from 'scratch', but occasionally I have used soups, sauces, etc. that are pre-made. Just recently, my son and I hadn't eaten in several hours, and when we ate a meal with a form of MSG in it, (an alfredo Ragu sauce), we both became extremely irritable - and full of rage. Because there were no other external factors that could have related to the phsyiological/emotional changes, we knew that it was the food. When I took my first bite, I felt lightheaded (faint) for a bit, and my tongue, lips and part of my face became numb; the event was brief, and I thought nothing of it at the time. I now work to eat only fresh foods (organically grown when I can afford it). I am very discouraged to hear that glutamates are also in pesticides, etc. Just in case there are additives that we aren't aware of in our food, with faith we always ask God-through Jesus- to bless the food.
From:	Anne Marie	2009-01-15 17:01:43
Subject:	MSG SALT AND SUGAR
Comment:	MSG IS ARTIFICIAL SALT!!!! They put it in BABY FOOD until the 70's (and probably still do disguised as NATURAL FLAVOUR) This is how we wiped out an entire race of people. We took away REAL SALT from the Native Ameican Indians. We need REAL SALT not artifical salt or processed salt turned into sodium for our bodies.This whole issue is about one thing!!!! GREED!!!! The chemical companies that produce the artificial toxins are connected to the pharmacetuical companies!!! PEOPLE SHOULD REVOLT!!!! I get migraine headaches from the stuff because the way ALL FOOD MANUFACTURES are allowed to LIE to us about what is actually in their products,it's hard know what toxins we're consuming. I had an incident with Mcormicks LOW SODIUM OLD BAY SEASONING. When I called the company to ask the ingredients (the box listed spices& herbs) they told me I'd need a letter from my doctor for that information!!!! I didn't need a letter from my doctor to buy the stuff!!!! I believe the chemical companies and pharmaceutical companies want us to get SICK and FAT.....unfortuntely, with the help of our government, it's working.
From:	Anna	2009-10-23 17:56:27
Subject:	msg and its alter egos
Comment:	I would just like to say that I wholeheartedly agree with every comment regarding the banning of msg. It took me more than 5 years to narrow my problem down to msg. Partly because when I take it in combination with red food colouring the effects are many times worse. I have also discovered that msg-type symptoms also occur when eating hydrolyzed vegetable protein (Knorr, Marigold, instant soups etc) and research shows that the food industry manipulates the products to get around the labeling issue. I still have yet to isolate every additive which causes the problems, but at least I know now to mistrust most additives: some advice I have been given by a hospital consultant here in the UK when reading food labels 'if you don't know what it means, you shouldn't be eating it'. but just to make it even harder, something labeled as 'natural flavouring' may contain msg. So why is the food industry trying to disguise the presence of msg? Well, they know we don't want it in our food!!!!!