Learn about MSG - Monosodium Glutamate Toxicity and how it is present in many foods, not just Chinese restaurants. Linked to cancer, diabetes, obesity.

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"One of the misconceptions is that -- 'Well, I don't eat Chinese food, so I'm not really exposed to MSG,'" Blaylock said. "Well, if you look at almost all processed foods, the vast majority of them have one or more forms of this high glutamate content in it." Since the 1950s, the Food and Drug Administration has considered MSG to be safe and the agency has not changed that position despite a large volume of research -- especially in the last 10 years. In other words, the government currently has no restrictions or warnings on MSG. Yet, numerous scientists from around the world have repeatedly confirmed that glutamate in the diet can cause a range of problems in animals -- including obesity.