Re: The Politics of MSG - Much more difficult to avoid than you think

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Here's a Pub-Med piece on the MSG problem:

" MSG and hydrolyzed vegetable protein induced headache: review and case

studies.

Scopp AL.

Northern California Headache Clinic, Mountain View 94040.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG), an established headache trigger, has become far

more prevalent in canned, packaged and prepared foods over the past decade.

The presence of MSG in food may be difficult to detect since the terms

" natural flavor, " " flavoring, " or " hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), " all

may appear on food labels to refer to MSG, according to current FDA food

labeling codes. HVP typically contains 10-30% MSG. Case studies are

presented in which the elimination of all food sources of MSG resulted in

decreased headache frequency. Information and food lists helpful in

identifying dietary MSG and HVP are presented. When patients are put on an

MSG-free trial diet, attention needs to be given to identification of the

wide variety of foods containing MSG and HVP. " [End]

Natural flavor and natural anything does not mean 'natural' as most health

enthusiasts think. In fact I learned there was a 'natural red coloring'

that is actually a crushed South American beetle which, by the way, is

probably not as bad as some of the chemicals we ingest while eating 'Natural

ingredients'. Good luck America and the world.

Joe C.