13-08-2009, 02:47 AM
I'm so glad someone finally posted on this subject. I became convinced years ago that many foods are intentionally made addictive just like cigarettes are. Americans are not full of flubber just because we drive everywhere (thanks to the car and oil companies opposing public transit), and there are hardly any sidewalks, and we are worked so hard we have limited time to exercise. Those are all factors, but I'm certain we are fed addictive substances. MSG may be an example.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/840895
Is MSG addictive?
"Yes it is. It acts as an excito-toxin that excites our taste buds and nerve cells and makes us think it tastes great when it doesn't leaving us with a desire for this drug again and again to get that same stimulus. And as it excites those cells, it kills them as they can't be agitated that much.
MSG is added to 2/3 of our processed foods, and the amount added to our diet has doubled with each decade since the 1940s. In this form, free glutamate enters the blood stream 8 to 10 times faster than bound glutamate. Since the late 70's, the health epidemics associated with MSG toxicity have been on the rise at alarming rates...ADD, obesity,rage and anxiety disorders, sleep disorders,depression, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, asthma, migraine, heart conditions, neurological disorders. It's simple...too much MSG = illness. It can trigger in at any time in a person's life."
http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Poisoning-Ame.../097419930
The problem with the theory of addictive MSG however is that it's almost impossible to find a fat person in an Asian country. So I guess I'm confusing myself.
Myra
"Snarf snarf snarf that chocolate.
Snarf snarf snarf and if you snarf yourself to death.
Tell St. Peter at the Golden Gate
That you hate to make him wait
But you just gotta have another chocolate."
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/840895
Is MSG addictive?
"Yes it is. It acts as an excito-toxin that excites our taste buds and nerve cells and makes us think it tastes great when it doesn't leaving us with a desire for this drug again and again to get that same stimulus. And as it excites those cells, it kills them as they can't be agitated that much.
MSG is added to 2/3 of our processed foods, and the amount added to our diet has doubled with each decade since the 1940s. In this form, free glutamate enters the blood stream 8 to 10 times faster than bound glutamate. Since the late 70's, the health epidemics associated with MSG toxicity have been on the rise at alarming rates...ADD, obesity,rage and anxiety disorders, sleep disorders,depression, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, asthma, migraine, heart conditions, neurological disorders. It's simple...too much MSG = illness. It can trigger in at any time in a person's life."
http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Poisoning-Ame.../097419930
The problem with the theory of addictive MSG however is that it's almost impossible to find a fat person in an Asian country. So I guess I'm confusing myself.
Myra
"Snarf snarf snarf that chocolate.
Snarf snarf snarf and if you snarf yourself to death.
Tell St. Peter at the Golden Gate
That you hate to make him wait
But you just gotta have another chocolate."