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E 621 - Monosodium Glutamate (Mononatriumglutamat)
Friday, May 4th, 2007 01:15 pmFor those who don't know - be very careful with things that contain it if you don't want to gain a lot of weight.
There is a heated debate about how dangerous it really is, with scientists claiming it's a perfectly natural taste enhancer on the one and and scientists claiming its neural toxicity for both adults and babies on the other, but even if GLU can't cross the blood-brain barrier its unhealthy enough.
There are some foodstuffs which contain it naturally (meat, ageing cheese), but its fairly common in other, non-sweet foodstuffs as well, like soups, crisps, chips, rahmen - just check the stuff in your kitchen. It's in there for the sole purpose of enhancing the taste, but also to make people consume more of the stuff. There is a study from 2005 that deals with GLU, and the outcome of that is fairly alarming:
Obesity, voracity, and short stature: the impact of glutamate on the regulation of appetite (M Hermanussen and JAF Tresguerre)
From the article:"... The animals fed 5 g MSG per day increased water uptake by threefold (P<0.01), and food uptake by almost two-fold (P<0.01). The influence of MSG is in general more marked in males than in females."
Interpretation: GLU is a widely used nutritional substance that potentially exhibits significant neuronal toxicity. Voracity, and impaired GH secretion are the two major characteristics of parenterally administered GLU-induced neuronal damage. GLU maintains its toxicity in animals even when administered orally. Males appear to be more sensitive than females. The present study for the first time demonstrates, that a widely used nutritional monosubstance – the flavouring agent MSG – at concentrations that only slightly surpass those found in everyday human food, exhibits significant potential for damaging the hypothalamic regulation of appetite, and thereby determines the propensity of world-wide obesity. We suggest to reconsider the recommended daily allowances of amino acids and nutritional protein, and to abstain from the popular protein-rich diets, and particularly from adding the flavouring agents MSG.
Skipping Methods and Material.
There is a heated debate about how dangerous it really is, with scientists claiming it's a perfectly natural taste enhancer on the one and and scientists claiming its neural toxicity for both adults and babies on the other, but even if GLU can't cross the blood-brain barrier its unhealthy enough.
There are some foodstuffs which contain it naturally (meat, ageing cheese), but its fairly common in other, non-sweet foodstuffs as well, like soups, crisps, chips, rahmen - just check the stuff in your kitchen. It's in there for the sole purpose of enhancing the taste, but also to make people consume more of the stuff. There is a study from 2005 that deals with GLU, and the outcome of that is fairly alarming:
Obesity, voracity, and short stature: the impact of glutamate on the regulation of appetite (M Hermanussen and JAF Tresguerre)
From the article:"... The animals fed 5 g MSG per day increased water uptake by threefold (P<0.01), and food uptake by almost two-fold (P<0.01). The influence of MSG is in general more marked in males than in females." Interpretation: GLU is a widely used nutritional substance that potentially exhibits significant neuronal toxicity. Voracity, and impaired GH secretion are the two major characteristics of parenterally administered GLU-induced neuronal damage. GLU maintains its toxicity in animals even when administered orally. Males appear to be more sensitive than females. The present study for the first time demonstrates, that a widely used nutritional monosubstance – the flavouring agent MSG – at concentrations that only slightly surpass those found in everyday human food, exhibits significant potential for damaging the hypothalamic regulation of appetite, and thereby determines the propensity of world-wide obesity. We suggest to reconsider the recommended daily allowances of amino acids and nutritional protein, and to abstain from the popular protein-rich diets, and particularly from adding the flavouring agents MSG.
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Skipping Methods and Material.
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Ok, European Court, toxic or not, why is it allowed to add this stuff to food at all?
