I realize many of you aren't Canadian but much of this does apply to other countries outside of Canada. I wrote this hope in the hopes that more people will care what they're doing to themselves.
It seems that more and more Canadians seem to have no clue the things that they are putting in their mouths. The things they feed their children, many of which are slowly ruining children's lives, some even leading to death. Or is it possible that Canadians know what they're doing but they just don't care anymore?
Well I for one care about my health, my friends health and the health of today's youth.
Unfortunately we live in a society where the policies and laws cater to the producer. To the companies that are using wonderful marketing techniques to sell Canadians what they what, telling them what they want to hear. Is it Canadians fault for buying into that or the companies fault that they don't have to specify things?
Let's talk "product of Canada" a person reads this line on a label and thinks oh wonderful I am supporting Canada. I am supporting local textiles, or local farmers, or whatever the support may be. Products from corn, to ice cream to clothing to electronics, toys and the list goes on. A product of Canada, well good it must be safe for me then as I know Canada's regulations aren't great but they're certainly better than places such as China, Vietnam or Indonesia. WRONG! For a product to be labelled "product of Canada" it merely needs 51% of COSTS to be done in Canada. That can include things such as shipping, packaging, labour, employee wages etc. For things such as fish the last "stop" in the product must be in Canada. So for fish to be labelled a product of Canada then it must have had something added to it in Canada, seasoning, sauce etc. So now you're thinking I just bought this product saying product of Canada yet everything but the shipping of the product was accomplished in three separate Asian countries prior to coming to Canada. So then how is it Canadian? Would Canadians no longer support these products (specifically food) if they knew that none, or very little of it was from Canada? The likely answer is yes they would stop buying these products because most Canadians care that it's from Canada, hence the brilliant marketing with "product of Canada".
This CBC Marketplace link has further information on the "product of Canada" marketing ploy.
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/product_of_canada_eh/
Now let's talk MSG! Yes we all know MSG is bad, that it is killing Canadians and aiding in a nationwide obesity epidemic. The problem is that the majority of people do not know that it's in the food they're eating. MSG is hidden under a variety of names which much of the public don't know about.
67% of US citizens are either overweight or obese and Canadians are not far behind that number. Obesity means extreme amounts of money put into health care. Diabetes, heart disease etc are all very expensive things to treat. Should we all be supporting a hidden ingredient that is effectively eating taxpayers money? Scientists have known for decades that MSG causes obesity, there are hundreds of tests with animals proving this. When young or foetal rats were injected with MSG is was shown that as they matured they were unable to rid themselves of the excess weight that the MSG had given them. This is a problem that it now arising in youth where children are no longer able to rid themselves of their excessive weight. Should we really be putting things into our mouths that we know drain the health care system and cause problems?
Here are some useful links about MSG as well as an e-mail that was sent to me yesterday.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2002/10/24/MSGstudy_021024.html
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2002/02/25/..._bud020225.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
"The food additive MSG (Mono-Sodium Glutamate) is a slow Poison.
MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as "Natural Flavoring."
MSG is even in your favorite coffee from Tim Horton's and other brand-name coffee shops!
I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow Poisoning of America.
In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so scientists have to create them. They make these creatures morbidly obese by injecting them with MSG when they are first
born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and perhaps humans) to become obese.
When I heard this, I was shocked. I went into my kitchen and checked the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything -- the Campbell 's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, and Kraft salad dressings, especially the "healthy low-fat" ones.
The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called "Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein," which is just another name for Mono sodium Glutamate.
It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. MSG is hidden under many different names in order to fool those who read the ingredient list, so that they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG are "Accent, "Aginomoto," "Natural Meat Tenderizer," etc.)
But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items contained MSG. Many employees, even
the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough, MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere.
Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant -- even the sit-down eateries like TGIF, Chili's, Applebee's, and Denny's -- use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin -- their secret spice was MSG!
So why is MSG in so many of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative, or a vitamin?
Not according to my friend John Erb. In his book The Slow Poisoning of America, he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.
Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more.
A study of the elderly showed that older people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobbying group says eating more is a benefit to the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us?
"Betcha can't eat [just] one," takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight! The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance. Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged meals, soups, snacks, and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday.
The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount. But how can they claim it's safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these:
"The mono sodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity."
"Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and mono sodium glutamate-obese rats."
"Obesity induced by neonatal mono sodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: An animal model of multiple risk factors."
"Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of mono sodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity."
No, the date of that last study was not a typo; it was published in 1978. Both the "medical research community" and "food manufacturers" have known about the side effects of MSG for decades.
Many more of the studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to diabetes, migraines and headaches, autism, ADHD, and even Alzheimer's.
So what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping this fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?
Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While he was sitting in the government office, the official told him, "Sure, I know how bad MSG is. I wouldn't touch the stuff." But this top-level government official refuses to tell the public what he knows.
The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it. Our
children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive.
But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice! What can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while our governments are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us?
This message is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to tell you the truth that the corporate-owned politicians and media won't tell you.
The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic is to forward this article to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before politicians can pass the legislation protecting those who are poisoning us.
The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on nicotine?
If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine at http://www.pubmed.com.
Type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.
We the public do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, feeding the food industry's bottom line while waiting for the heart transplant, the diabetic-induced amputation, blindness, or other obesity-induced, life-threatening disorders.
With your help we can put an end to this poison. Do your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail, or by distribution of this printout to your friends all over the world and stop this "Slow Poisoning of Mankind" by the packaged food industry. Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, so get the word out."
I think what it comes down to for both the "product of Canada" and MSG situations is to avoid packaged foods at all costs. Support local farms and try your best to cut MSG out of your life! I have suggested to Marketplace that they do an episode on MSG so hopefully something will come of that one day!
Not only should you think twice before you put food in your mouth, but think what you're feeding your children. Are you aiding in creating poor health for your child or are you going to try and make them as healthy as you can?
It seems that more and more Canadians seem to have no clue the things that they are putting in their mouths. The things they feed their children, many of which are slowly ruining children's lives, some even leading to death. Or is it possible that Canadians know what they're doing but they just don't care anymore?
Well I for one care about my health, my friends health and the health of today's youth.
Unfortunately we live in a society where the policies and laws cater to the producer. To the companies that are using wonderful marketing techniques to sell Canadians what they what, telling them what they want to hear. Is it Canadians fault for buying into that or the companies fault that they don't have to specify things?
Let's talk "product of Canada" a person reads this line on a label and thinks oh wonderful I am supporting Canada. I am supporting local textiles, or local farmers, or whatever the support may be. Products from corn, to ice cream to clothing to electronics, toys and the list goes on. A product of Canada, well good it must be safe for me then as I know Canada's regulations aren't great but they're certainly better than places such as China, Vietnam or Indonesia. WRONG! For a product to be labelled "product of Canada" it merely needs 51% of COSTS to be done in Canada. That can include things such as shipping, packaging, labour, employee wages etc. For things such as fish the last "stop" in the product must be in Canada. So for fish to be labelled a product of Canada then it must have had something added to it in Canada, seasoning, sauce etc. So now you're thinking I just bought this product saying product of Canada yet everything but the shipping of the product was accomplished in three separate Asian countries prior to coming to Canada. So then how is it Canadian? Would Canadians no longer support these products (specifically food) if they knew that none, or very little of it was from Canada? The likely answer is yes they would stop buying these products because most Canadians care that it's from Canada, hence the brilliant marketing with "product of Canada".
This CBC Marketplace link has further information on the "product of Canada" marketing ploy.
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/product_of_canada_eh/
Now let's talk MSG! Yes we all know MSG is bad, that it is killing Canadians and aiding in a nationwide obesity epidemic. The problem is that the majority of people do not know that it's in the food they're eating. MSG is hidden under a variety of names which much of the public don't know about.
67% of US citizens are either overweight or obese and Canadians are not far behind that number. Obesity means extreme amounts of money put into health care. Diabetes, heart disease etc are all very expensive things to treat. Should we all be supporting a hidden ingredient that is effectively eating taxpayers money? Scientists have known for decades that MSG causes obesity, there are hundreds of tests with animals proving this. When young or foetal rats were injected with MSG is was shown that as they matured they were unable to rid themselves of the excess weight that the MSG had given them. This is a problem that it now arising in youth where children are no longer able to rid themselves of their excessive weight. Should we really be putting things into our mouths that we know drain the health care system and cause problems?
Here are some useful links about MSG as well as an e-mail that was sent to me yesterday.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2002/10/24/MSGstudy_021024.html
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2002/02/25/..._bud020225.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
"The food additive MSG (Mono-Sodium Glutamate) is a slow Poison.
MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as "Natural Flavoring."
MSG is even in your favorite coffee from Tim Horton's and other brand-name coffee shops!
I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow Poisoning of America.
In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so scientists have to create them. They make these creatures morbidly obese by injecting them with MSG when they are first
born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and perhaps humans) to become obese.
When I heard this, I was shocked. I went into my kitchen and checked the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything -- the Campbell 's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, and Kraft salad dressings, especially the "healthy low-fat" ones.
The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called "Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein," which is just another name for Mono sodium Glutamate.
It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. MSG is hidden under many different names in order to fool those who read the ingredient list, so that they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG are "Accent, "Aginomoto," "Natural Meat Tenderizer," etc.)
But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items contained MSG. Many employees, even
the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough, MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere.
Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant -- even the sit-down eateries like TGIF, Chili's, Applebee's, and Denny's -- use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin -- their secret spice was MSG!
So why is MSG in so many of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative, or a vitamin?
Not according to my friend John Erb. In his book The Slow Poisoning of America, he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.
Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more.
A study of the elderly showed that older people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobbying group says eating more is a benefit to the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us?
"Betcha can't eat [just] one," takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight! The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance. Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged meals, soups, snacks, and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday.
The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount. But how can they claim it's safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these:
"The mono sodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity."
"Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and mono sodium glutamate-obese rats."
"Obesity induced by neonatal mono sodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: An animal model of multiple risk factors."
"Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of mono sodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity."
No, the date of that last study was not a typo; it was published in 1978. Both the "medical research community" and "food manufacturers" have known about the side effects of MSG for decades.
Many more of the studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to diabetes, migraines and headaches, autism, ADHD, and even Alzheimer's.
So what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping this fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?
Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While he was sitting in the government office, the official told him, "Sure, I know how bad MSG is. I wouldn't touch the stuff." But this top-level government official refuses to tell the public what he knows.
The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it. Our
children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive.
But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice! What can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while our governments are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us?
This message is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to tell you the truth that the corporate-owned politicians and media won't tell you.
The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic is to forward this article to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before politicians can pass the legislation protecting those who are poisoning us.
The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on nicotine?
If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine at http://www.pubmed.com.
Type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.
We the public do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, feeding the food industry's bottom line while waiting for the heart transplant, the diabetic-induced amputation, blindness, or other obesity-induced, life-threatening disorders.
With your help we can put an end to this poison. Do your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail, or by distribution of this printout to your friends all over the world and stop this "Slow Poisoning of Mankind" by the packaged food industry. Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, so get the word out."
I think what it comes down to for both the "product of Canada" and MSG situations is to avoid packaged foods at all costs. Support local farms and try your best to cut MSG out of your life! I have suggested to Marketplace that they do an episode on MSG so hopefully something will come of that one day!
Not only should you think twice before you put food in your mouth, but think what you're feeding your children. Are you aiding in creating poor health for your child or are you going to try and make them as healthy as you can?
OH! My doctor has such a fit that I hesitate in taking the medicines she prescribes but how can we feel safe when many of them come from China. We used to grow our own beef and always had a garden but with the kids all grown we don't anymore. I think the article you posted is very informative. Thanks, Mary
