An MSG Allergy does not technically exist. However, John Hopkins research has determined that MSG does cause asthma in some people. While technically the human immune system does not recognize MSG as an allergen, MSG can cause big trouble in the body.
While MSG allergy may not specifically exist, the food additive most definitely causes a reaction in the body. It may seem like a game of semantics, but the body's reaction to MSG is more like a food sensitivity, although MSG is not a food. Make no mistake, MSG damages the body and because the damage takes years to become apparent it will not be associated with MSG.
Actually, very few people have food allergies. An MSG allergy would cause the immune system to respond with antibodies. Food allergies occur in less than five percent of the population. A sensitivity to MSG does not cause a reaction in the immune system. However, there are still definite physical reactions to consuming MSG.
Shorthand for Monosodium Glutamate, MSG is a highly refined vegetable protein use in food processing as a flavor in enhancer. On the chemical level, it resembles the natural glutamate in the body which is required for many bodily functions. However, MSG can easily throw the body's glutamate balance out of kilter.
Artificial glutamate is not the same as the glutamate the human body makes and can damage the tissues. It is particularly damaging to nerve tissue. Regardless of claims of an MSG allergy, the reason food manufacturers add MSG to their products is precisely because it excites the nerves associated with taste. Like a drug, it triggers hunger by stimulating the nerves.
MSG affects the hypothalamus, which in turn controls the pituitary. Because of this relationship MSG appears to affect hormone production throughout the body. Glutamate triggers nerve cells to fire and an excess of glutamate will cause nerve cells to die by over-stimulation.
This MSG flavor illusion stimulates the brain and many other organs, including your pancreas. MSG causes the pancreas to produce insulin. This causes the blood sugar to drop which in turn gives you the feeling of hunger when you just ate.
A lot happens when the body is fooled by MSG, but the simplest way to understand it is to realize that MSG defeats your body's mechanism for feeling satisfied with a meal. MSG makes you want to keep eating. That's why you can't eat just one chip, or cookie, Moonpie or whatever. That's why we're fat and getting fatter.
While MSG allergy may not specifically exist, the food additive most definitely causes a reaction in the body. It may seem like a game of semantics, but the body's reaction to MSG is more like a food sensitivity, although MSG is not a food. Make no mistake, MSG damages the body and because the damage takes years to become apparent it will not be associated with MSG.
Actually, very few people have food allergies. An MSG allergy would cause the immune system to respond with antibodies. Food allergies occur in less than five percent of the population. A sensitivity to MSG does not cause a reaction in the immune system. However, there are still definite physical reactions to consuming MSG.
Shorthand for Monosodium Glutamate, MSG is a highly refined vegetable protein use in food processing as a flavor in enhancer. On the chemical level, it resembles the natural glutamate in the body which is required for many bodily functions. However, MSG can easily throw the body's glutamate balance out of kilter.
Artificial glutamate is not the same as the glutamate the human body makes and can damage the tissues. It is particularly damaging to nerve tissue. Regardless of claims of an MSG allergy, the reason food manufacturers add MSG to their products is precisely because it excites the nerves associated with taste. Like a drug, it triggers hunger by stimulating the nerves.
MSG affects the hypothalamus, which in turn controls the pituitary. Because of this relationship MSG appears to affect hormone production throughout the body. Glutamate triggers nerve cells to fire and an excess of glutamate will cause nerve cells to die by over-stimulation.
This MSG flavor illusion stimulates the brain and many other organs, including your pancreas. MSG causes the pancreas to produce insulin. This causes the blood sugar to drop which in turn gives you the feeling of hunger when you just ate.
A lot happens when the body is fooled by MSG, but the simplest way to understand it is to realize that MSG defeats your body's mechanism for feeling satisfied with a meal. MSG makes you want to keep eating. That's why you can't eat just one chip, or cookie, Moonpie or whatever. That's why we're fat and getting fatter.
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MSG is everywhere. It's in manufactured food and it's in restaurant food too. And MSG goes by many different labels so a restaurant or food manufacturer can legally claim they do not use MSG in their foods when actually they do. To learn more about MSG visit: MSG Allergy. To watch a video describing the impact of MSG on your brain see: MSG And Your Brain.. This article, If I'm Not Allergic To MSG, What's Happening? is available for free reprint.
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