So the question in my last post was this: Why is MSG in vaccines? Our wonderful folks at the Centers for Disease Control say it acts as a "stabilizer," but they also have it listed on their registry of toxic substances as, yes, a toxin. The CDC appears to be either confused or under the influence of money. Both, most likely.
But here is an interesting page from my friends at the Truth in Labeling Campaign (more about that excellent group in a later post). Check it out: http://www.truthinlabeling.org/Vaccines.html
Most interesting is the information about MSG causing retinal damage, which has actually been corroborated in numerous studies. In fact, the Macular Degeneration Association has posted this article saying just that, and also referring to the MSG connection with obesity, brain damage, and other ills. Here's the link. http://www.maculardegenerationassociation.org/resources/information.aspx?post=6766884b-5e47-4232-9997-e47e0aba11e7
The bottom line is that the damage done by MSG has been studied for decades (yes, decades) and research has shown many, many times (seriously, a lot) that MSG damages our health. Yet, there it is in almost anything you eat that has been prepared by someone other than yourself.
Here's today's question: Why?
The answer, as you'll see, has much to do with money.
More on that in the next post.
But let me address those of you who are saying as you read this, "But that package says no MSG!"
The truth is, they are lying to you. They've simply found a way around the truth, which is that all processed foods, regardless of whether you purchase them in a supermarket or are served them in a restaurant (yes, including the high-priced ones), contain MSG.
So here's my challenge to you: send me any ingredient list that claims it has no MSG, and I'll bet you I can find it. Why? Because they hide it under a host of names, all of which are MSG, and all of which allow them to use what is known as a "clean label" on their product. A clean label means they can slide in under the MSG radar by claiming they have added no MSG to their product, when, in fact, they have.
They just don't list it as monosodium glutamate.
And that's a fact.
A "clean label," eh? That's some fine doublespeak if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteYes, doublespeak, also known as "lying." They can claim "no MSG" as long as they haven't added the white powder known as MSG, which is glutamic acid and salt. Just add the glutamic acid in any of its many, many forms, without the salt, and voila! "No MSG," plenty of glutamic acid, and a nice, clean label.
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ReplyDeleteIngredients: Salt crystals, special high flavor yeast, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (NO ADDED MSG), mellow toasted onion, onion powder, orange powder, soy flour, celery leaf powder, celery root powder, garlic powder, dill, kelp, Indian curry, horseradish, ripe white pepper, orange and lemon peel, summer savory, mustard powder....
Perfect example of a "clean label," thank you. That "special high flavor yeast" is a doozy, never seen that before. But yep, it's MSG. And what it looks like to me is if you combine the yeast and the hydrolyzed vegetable protein, which is also MSG, despite their claim that it isn't, then MSG would be the first ingredient on the label because ingredients are listed by weight. Way to go, Spike! Here's hoping such deception becomes a thing of the past, fast.
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