MSGTruth.org

The information on msgtruth.org is the latest independent research regarding the amino-acid based food additives, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) and Aspartame.

MSGTruth.org was created by former food process engineer and food scientist, Carol Hoernlein. Carol earned her degrees in Food Science and Bio-Resource (Agricultural) Engineering at Rutgers University in 1988 and went on to work in the Research and Development Departments at the largest global food companies as a food scientist and food process development engineer. The companies Carol worked at include: Thomas J. Lipton, American Home Products, Reckitt & Colman, and M& M/Mars. Her years of training at Rutgers Cook College Food Science department as well her R&D experience in the halls of these food industry giants have given Carol unique insight into the modern food industry. Unfortunately, with all the secrecy agreements she had signed as a corporate food scientist, she could not inform the public and also continue to work in the industry. And so, Carol no longer works for any food companies, which is why she can tell you the TRUTH about MSG and aspartame now.

The mission of MSGTruth, is to give you unbiased information based on science, not profit.
Carol can speak her mind on behalf of consumers because she gets no money from the food industry, either as a paycheck, or in advertising dollars.

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A year before Food, Inc. came out, The Beautiful Truth by Cinema Libre was released. Carol appears in The Beautiful Truth film as a food science expert. We may be biased, but we highly recommend The Beautiful Truth - especially if you found the documentaries, Food Inc., Fast Food Nation, and Sweet Misery compelling. The Beautiful Truth was filmed as a full length feature film by acclaimed wildlife cinematographer Steve Kroschel.

The latest drug to treat both Diabetes AND Obesity is Liraglutide, a GLP-1 drug that also decreases the neurotoxicity of glutamate. It not only reduced blood glucose, but also reduced weight in "MSG-treated" obese rats. WHY is the US government OK with MSG in our food, especially when obesity and diabetes appear to be a problems they would like to address? Good question.

Please comment on the FDA Petition to Remove Generally Recognized as Safe status from MSG.

FlowChart linking MSG, gluten, casein and vaccines to Autism Spectrum Disorder.

July 29, 2010 - The Glutamate blocking drug Memantine, used to treat Alzheimer's disease is now being used to treat Autism. According to this article, "Both Alzheimer’s disease and autism share a brain malfunction involving a chemical called glutamate, which impacts the patient’s speech and interaction. " Their words. Our italics. However, nobody is even going near the fact that MSG contributes to the problem in both Alzheimer's patients and autistic children, and that processed gluten and casein are very highly concentrated sources of glutamate. It is our firm belief that DIET may very well be a part of the future successful treatment - something many parents have already known for a while, even as most doctors summarily dismissed it.

The good news is, while the pharmaceutical makers are giddily calculating how much money can be made by the sale of prescription drugs to block glutamate, an inexpensive glutamate blocker is already widely available over the counter and has been for years. It is called Advil. This may explain why children given glutamate-blocking Advil instead of Tylenol at vaccination were LESS LIKELY to develop autism in the first place.

May 31, 2010 - Acupuncture found to increase glutamate-blocking adenosine. The latest news is that a reason has been found for why acupuncture decreases pain. Acupuncture was found to increase the release of adenosine in animal studies. Adenosine actually REDUCES the release of glutamate. This may be a very good explanation of why the Chinese - who use copious amounts of MSG which raises free glutamate levels in the body, use acupuncture. This ancient treatment actually blocks pain by blocking glutamate.

May 9, 2010 - Tylenol given with vaccines has been linked to autism:

Children given Tylenol with their vaccines were SIX TIMES more likely to develop autism than children given ibuprofen (which is a glutamate BLOCKER). This is key - because Tylenol, like excess MSG, lowers glutathione levels. One of the genes for autism is for making glutathione. Our theory is that Tylenol, by depleting an already low supply of glutathione, makes it more difficult for an autistic child to get rid of mercury FROM ANY SOURCE. We have suspected this link for a while now, but the latest study just confirmed our fears.

March 5,2010, The FDA has just issued recalls of foods with Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) in them due to salmonella contamination. HVP is the ingredient added to processed foods so that they can get what is called a "clean label" and the manufacturer does not have to label them as containing MSG. If you would like to avoid MSG, you should avoid all foods that are listed by the FDA as containing HVP, because HVP contains roughly 20% free glutamic acid (the "clean label" version of MSG) by weight.

November 21, 2009 - the FDA has just approved Abilify to treat autism symptoms. This GLUTAMATE BLOCKER is now being used to treat autism. At the VERY SAME TIME, behavioral therapists are feeding MSG laden junk food to children with autism as REWARDS for behavior.

January 5, 2009 - Researchers have just discovered the gene involved in breast cancer metastasis. The gene MTDH (short for metadherin) but also known as 3D3, AEG-1, AEG1, LYRIC affects cells susceptibility to glutamate excitotoxicity. This gene is involved in the mestastasis of breast cancer, malignant gliomas, and melanomas. Currently, excessive glutamate neurotoxicity due to MTDH, is believed to cause HIV dementia. More..

November 6, 2008, The New York Times reports that in the Journal, Nature, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis report that they have found 10 genes for cancer - one of which is for a glutamate receptor (GRINL1B).

Diseases which may be exacerbated by MSG, are autism and any disease treated with the following commonly prescribed glutamate BLOCKERS - Abilify, Amantadine, Baclofen, Gabapentin, Haloperidal, Ibuprofen, Ketamine, Lamotragine, Lithium, Liraglutide, Namenda (Memantine), NBQX, Riluzole, Tizanodine, Topiramate, Tramadol, as well as Vitamin B12, Vitamin E and Vitamin C.

Diseases which may be caused by MSG are obesity, Type II diabetes, and high blood pressure. In studies, HEALTHY mice were made obese and leptin resistant, and AMPK was activated. A recent Study in rural China on humans, shows MSG contributes to obesity, regardless of caloric intake or activity. Animal studies also showed that glutamate constricts blood vessels. It acts as a calcium channel OPENER, and increased appetite in healthy animals by 40% by acting on the hypothalamus. Those taking calcium channel blockers may be interested in knowing that MSG COUNTERACTS the most often prescribed medications for high blood pressure - calcium channel blockers.

Consequently, if you think you are immune from the effects of MSG because you don't have the autism genes, or the Alzheimer's genes, or high blood pressure, note that free glutamic acid acts on the pancreas to secrete insulin and acts to stimulate hunger by targeting the amygdala and hypothalamus and creates valium-like GABA in otherwise HEALTHY folks.