{"id":11812,"date":"2006-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2006\/10\/10\/avoid-msg\/"},"modified":"2006-10-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-10T00:00:00","slug":"avoid-msg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=11812","title":{"rendered":"Avoid MSG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Are you experiencing these symptoms?<span style=&quot;&quot;>  <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<ul>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Headaches\/migraines<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Lethargy<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Sleepiness<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Anxiety<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Panic attacks<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Mental confusion\/disorientation<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Insomnia<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Nausea\/vomiting<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Diarrhea<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Stomach cramps<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Irritable bowel syndrome<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Bloating<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Asthma attacks<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Shortness of breath<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Chest pain or tightness<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Runny nose\/sneezing<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Extreme dryness of the mouth<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Hives or rash<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Palpitations<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Flushing<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Mouth lesions<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>If you are \u2026 then you might be having a<br \/>\nnegative reaction to Monosodium Glutamate (MSG).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;>MSG<br \/>\nhas been shown to cause lesions on the brain, especially in children. These<br \/>\nlesions cause cognitive, endocrinological and emotional abnormalities. In<br \/>\nchildren excess glutamate affects the growth cones on neurons. Growth cones are<br \/>\nvital in laying down chemical pathways in the brain to enable the brain to<br \/>\noperate effectively. Studies show that rats who had been fed MSG from birth<br \/>\ncould not escape mazes or discriminate between stimuli as well as non MSG fed<br \/>\nrats. The implications for human children are that MSG could seriously affect<br \/>\ntheir cognitive skills and cause learning difficulties.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>MSG is found in most processed foods such<br \/>\nas soups, junk food, fast foods. It is found in stocks, flavorings, spices,<br \/>\nseasonings, bouillon, canned tuna fish, salad dressings, processed meats,<br \/>\ncrackers and frozen desserts. Accent is a trade name for MSG seasoning. E621 is<br \/>\nused on labels in Europe to signify MSG.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>MSG is only listed on the label if it is a<br \/>\nseparate ingredient in the food. In many cases, MSG is \u2018hidden&apos; because it is<br \/>\nincluded as part of the other ingredients on the label.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>The following additives always contain<br \/>\nMSG:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Potassium Glutamate<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Hydrolyzed protein<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Hydrolyzed Vegetable protein (HVP)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Hydrolyzed plant protein<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Hydrolyzed oat flour<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Textured Protein<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Yeast Extract<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Autolyzed Yeast<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Plant protein extract<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Sodium caseinate<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Calcium caseinate.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Hydrolyzed means that the vegetables have<br \/>\nbeen boiled in a vat of sulphuric acid before being neutralized with caustic<br \/>\nsoda to produce a brown sludge. This sludge is then allowed to dry to a powder<br \/>\nwhich is high in glutamate and other known carcinogens. Finally MSG is usually<br \/>\nadded.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>When HVP is concentrated to 99% glutamic<br \/>\nacid, it is known as MSG and must be labeled as MSG. At any concentration less<br \/>\nthan this the MSG content does not have to be revealed on labels.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>The following people must avoid MSG :<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>infants<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>children<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>pregnant women<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>women of childbearing age<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>obese people (animals given MSG became<br \/>\noverweight)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>people with hypoglycemia (removing excess<br \/>\nglutamate uses up more glucose)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>people with low brain energy (excess<br \/>\nglutamate prevents glucose getting to the brain)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>people with learning difficulties<br \/>\n(glutamate affects the growth cones in neurons)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>migraine or headache sufferers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>asthma or allergy sufferers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>sufferers of a brain disease such as<br \/>\nAlzheimer&apos;s<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>sufferers of tinnitus or Meniere&apos;s disease<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>sufferers of most chronic illnesses<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>people who are health conscious. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;><b>MSG Facts<\/b><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Monosodium Glutamate or MSG is a man-made<br \/>\nflavor enhancer. It is now recognized by many in the medical profession as an<br \/>\nexcitotoxin \u2013 a type of drug which damages brain cells. It was first created in<br \/>\n1908 by Dr Kikunae Ikeda in Japan . The Japanese had been adding Kombu, a type<br \/>\nof seaweed, to their foods as a flavor enhancer for over a thousand years. Dr<br \/>\nIkeda isolated the compound from Kombu which made the food taste better \u2013 it<br \/>\nwas glutamate. He founded the Ajinomoto Company to make and sell this new<br \/>\nflavor enhancer \u2013 monosodium glutamate.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>The Americans discovered MSG during the<br \/>\nSecond World War and soon began to mass produce it and add it to food. No<br \/>\nsignificant studies were performed at the time to test the safety of this new<br \/>\nadditive.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Scientists calculate that MSG usage in<br \/>\nfoods has doubled every decade and that hundreds of thousands of tons of MSG<br \/>\nare added to our food each year.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Glutamate is found naturally in many<br \/>\nvegetables, but in very small amounts. This glutamate is a vital<br \/>\nneurotransmitter &#8211; a chemical which allows communication between neurons \u2013<br \/>\ncells in the brain. There are in fact glutamate receptors in every major human<br \/>\norgan.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Natural glutamate consists of two amino<br \/>\nacids \u2013 glutamic acid and glutamine, which are bound up in the protein<br \/>\nmolecules of a food. In the body, these proteins are slowly broken down which<br \/>\nmeans the glutamate is produced gradually and can be absorbed naturally.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-family: Arial;&quot;>Man-made MSG contains much higher levels<br \/>\nof glutamate than occurs naturally in foods. MSG is not bound in a protein<br \/>\nmolecule \u2013 it is free and is therefore absorbed by the body at a faster level<br \/>\nthan natural glutamate.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><i><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;><\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;><i>If<br \/>\ntoo much glutamate is consumed, the body normally pumps the excess glutamate<br \/>\nout of the neurons and into the surrounding helper cells \u2013 astrocytes. However,<br \/>\nif the levels of glutamate are too high, as occurs when the body ingests MSG,<br \/>\nthe body cannot pump out the excess and the neurons become over-stimulated and<br \/>\ndie.<\/i><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=&quot;justify&quot;>\n<\/div>\n<p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;><font face=&quot;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;><font size=&quot;1&quot;><i><span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;>Source<br \/>\n: <\/span><\/i><\/font><span class=&quot;a&quot;><i><span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;&quot;><font size=&quot;1&quot;><a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.muslimconsumer.org\/&quot;>www.muslimconsumer.org<\/a><\/font><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_96ea510f2f8d3' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-11812\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-96ea510f2f8d3'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-96ea510f2f8d3'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='11812'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='16'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='true'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='a6bce2da98'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-96ea510f2f8d3\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"11812\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-96ea510f2f8d3\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-96ea510f2f8d3\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-96ea510f2f8d3\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-96ea510f2f8d3\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-96ea510f2f8d3' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-96ea510f2f8d3' class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'><div class='yasr-small-block-bold'><span class='yasr-visitor-votes-must-sign-in'>You must sign in to vote<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you experiencing these symptoms? 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