Why MSG makes us fat

Is MSG the missing piece to understanding the fat epidemic?
Is MSG the reason that we eat much more than we need?

No one would put MSG on the ingredients label today. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not there.
MSG is toxic to our nerves cells. I don’t think that anyone really debates that. The pro-MSG side claims that the limits in food are so low that it does no harm. But what if we eat many of those small amounts? Don’t they all add up?

Well of course they do.
MSG is present in a frightening amount of foods. It never says MSG. No, it is hidden under its less known real name monosodium glutamate or in Europe E621. Or simply in ingredients that usually contain MSG such as bullion, broth, spices and natural flavoring.

A professor in neuroscience in Sweden injected MSG in baby rats (horrible but the animal rights discussion is for another day) for only 5 days. The rats grew up fat, blind, short and brain damaged.

Scientists now think that MSG may be one of reasons to the fat epidemic spreading over the western world. MSG is toxic to our nerves cells. It attacks brain cells that take care of hunger, the sense of feeling full and growth. So when we eat many foods with MSG our brains are damaged slowly but surely. After a while we won’t know when anymore when to stop eating.

Many of our foods are fatting and unhealthy. Add a brain that doesn’t know when to stop eating. What do you get? ..

The result is devastating.

How do you avoid MSG?

• Read the ingredients label
• Avoid processed foods, fast foods, Chinese foods, cans and frozen foods
• Cook your own food with fresh ingredients

Educate yourself and read more about hidden sources of MSG.

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