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What Foods Should I Avoid?

MariaS

By MariaS
in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

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tom Contributor
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:huh: :huh: :huh:

What is this? Some conspiracy theory?

:huh: :huh: :huh:

psawyer Proficient
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:huh: :huh: :huh:

What is this? Some conspiracy theory?

:huh: :huh: :huh:

Yep. Glutamic acid occurs in some amount in just about everything that has protein. It is one of the 20 amino acids that comprise all proteins.

To completely avoid glutamates (glutamic acid) eat a diet with absolutely no protein in it. You'll die of malnutrition, of course, but you won't get any MSG. :(

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RiceGuy
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No, let's not call several hundred thousand reports to the FDA a conspiracy theory. Besides, it isn't glutamic acid itself which is the culprit, but rather Free Glutamic Acid. This is when it is not bound up in other compounds. That's when it goes straight into the brain and overstimulates - even kills - nerve receptors. It is a known neurotoxin. But even that isn't the whole story. Check Open Original Shared Link if you're so inclined. There you can read that while various foods do naturally contain glutamic acid in varying forms and amounts, only one form is known to do what MSG does to neurons. So free glutamic acid itself has several forms, and that also seems to often cloud the issue.

I was looking at a cheese product, and I could tell from the ingredients that the company was hiding the MSG. They even claimed no MSG added. I wrote to them, asking point blank if it had MSG, and explained how I came to that conclusion. So I already knew full well that it did, but I just wanted to see what they'd say. It took them two months to respond, and they actually admitted to the fact that there was indeed MSG in the product. When I looked at there website again, they had removed their claim of no MSG, and further obscured the ingredient. I figure the delay in their response was due to legal staff attempting to plug the holes I punched in the way they skirted the law. In fact, the FDA has made special allowances for manufacturers to mislead the consumer with regard to MGS. It's a very purposeful fine line.

I do acknowledge however, that some people make mistaken or exaggerated claims against MSG. That really doesn't help, so I'll simply suggest that each person should do their own research.

Further info can be found here: www.truthinlabeling.org

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