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Welcome to the Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Forum.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a salt of the amino acid Glutamic Acid (glutamate).

Although glutamate occurs naturally in some foods, excessive amounts of this substance can cause a myriad of diseases and common ailments. Even small amounts of MSG added to foods can be considered excessive by the human body.


Health Problems Associated with MSG

Nerve Cell Death and Brain Damage - Glutamate causes nerve cells to fire. Too much glutamate can kill nerve cells and has demonstrated brain damage, brain lesions, and neuroendocrine disorders in animals.

Obesity - MSG is used in animal research to make animals obese and is especially popular in rat studies.

Addiction - Making people incur an addition to a food is beneficial for the food manufacturer's profits but harmful is clearly harmful to humans.

Depression - It is generally recognized that MSG is associated with and can cause depression in some people.

Misc - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recoginized that free glutamic acid is associated with stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS.


Resources

Sweet Remedy
A shocking documentary exposing the dangers of food additives. This is one of the best sources of information we've found on the subject.


Use of MSG

In the United States, the EPA has approved the practice of spraying MSG on crops and vegetables. MSG is also approved for use in fertilizers under the following names (non-exhaustive):

• Omega Protein Refined
• Hydrolyzed Fish Emulsion
• Steam Hydrolyzed Feather Meal

MSG is becoming more abundant in food, especially in restaurant items and processed supermarket foods. MSG is labeled using a number of different names, including:

• MSG
• Monosodium glutamate
• Gelatin
• Calcium Caseinate
• Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP)
• Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP)
• Textured Protein
• Monopotassium glutamate
• Yeast Extract
• Glutamate
• Autolyzed Plant Protein
• Yeast food or nutrient
• Glutamic Acid
• Sodium Caseinate
• Autolyzed Yeast

Following is a list of numbers identifying glutamate-containing additives in Europe:

• 620
• 625
• 621
• 627
• 622
• 631
• 623
• 635
• 624

Related Links

Below is a list of articles related to MSG for your information and study.

(these links provided by MSGTruth.org)

Although MSG is not mentioned in the following story - it should be due to the fact that it was recently found that glutamate blockers can treat long-term, drug-resistant depression. 250,000 people commit suicide in China each year. It is becoming a public health crisis in China:
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200609130358.htm

Although MSG is not mentioned in the following story - it should be. Processed Chinese food is higher in MSG than even American processed food. The following BBC article states that between 1985 and 2000, overweight and obesity in China's children has increased an extremely alarming 28 fold.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5261946.stm

Ketamine - a glutamate blocker that targets the NMDA receptors relieved depression in over 70% of patients treated within ONE DAY of treatment:
http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2006/08/07/hscout534229.html

A prison inmate in the Philippines commits suicide by ingesting excessive amounts of MSG also known as "Vetsin":
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2006/March/16/topstory7.htm

A new European study concludes that MSG and aspartame in combination with food colorings cause even more harm to nerve cells than each of the additives alone.
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?n=64724-food-additives-aspartame-msg

Scientists in Spain have concluded that MSG may cause obesity. They found a 40% increase in appetite in mice given MSG.
http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2005/12/scientists-in-spain-link-additive-to.htm

There is a potential class action lawsuit regarding MSG in NJ currently. Lawyers are seeking consumers harmed by MSG:
https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/msg_new_jersey

Article on MSG and obesity epidemic:
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/25/Perspective/Want_full_disclosure_.shtml

New Mexico considers a law banning aspartame
http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=26051

An article about MSG and ADD/ADHD
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/news/050928a.asp

Some co-ops in the U.K. are banning MSG:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4670953.stm
http://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/newsmaker_article.asp?idNewsMaker=8595&fSite=AO545&next=2

MSG causes seizures in dogs:
http://www.normantranscript.com/cnhi/thenormantranscript/features/local_story_230010503?keyword=topstory

No-Additive Foods are increasing in popularity
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/news-ng.asp?n=61984-preservative-additive-natural

An article about the link between obesity and MSG
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2605&dept_id=564185&newsid=15128212&PAG=461&rfi=9

FritoLay India is in process of removing MSG from products:
http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/company_news/Corporate/5497.html

Health danger to Asian communities from MSG factories:
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2005/10/18/lifefocus/12097116&sec=lifefocus

MSG still present in foods labeled No MSG:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/sfl-maggiquestoct20,0,3141477.story?coll=sfla-features-food

Unilever in legal and PR trouble for using MSG "substitute" that has high amounts of free glutamic acid:
http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=10072
http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=10100
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/biz/2005/10/505583/
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01BUS311005

Other companies turning to other flavor enhancers to replace MSG:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=atJ3H7dGmuOg
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12053