MSG
Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is the sodium salt of the chemical glutamic acid. It is used to enhance the flavor of food. Monosodium glutamate is commonly found in Chinese food, seasonings, salad dressings and boxed foods, like macaroni and cheese and rice mixes. MSG belongs to a class of chemicals called excitotoxins, substances believed to cause brain damage and damage the central nervous system. Excitotoxins can affect the hypothalmus portion of the brain, which controls important bodily functions such as growth, sleep patterns, puberty and even appetite. Some studies suggest long-term negative effects such as brain tumors, obesity, sleep disturbances and reproductive issues. The health disturbances from MSG have been known for more than 30 years. Hidden names for MSG
Vaccines that contain MSG or potentially contain L-glutamine:
- Gelatin: Fluzone (adult and peds), FluMist, TriPedia, TriHIBit, ProQuad, Chickenpox, polio (IPV), Japanese Encephalitis, Typhoid, Yellow fever, Zoster
- MSG, L-glutamine: FluMist, ProQuad (MMR + Chickenpox), Chickenpox (Varivax), HepA (Havrix), HepA (Vaqta), HepB (Engerix-B), MMR, Rotavirus (RotaTeq), Shingles vaccine (Zostavax)
- ComVax (HiB + HepB), Menactra, Menomune, Rabies (Imovax)
- Yeast proteins: ComVax (Hib + HepB), TwinRix (HepA + HepB), Typhoid
December 14, 2016 – How additives preserve vaccines “The team concludes that high levels of sugar keep viruses structurally intact mainly by making the vaccines more viscous. For the other additives, particles act directly on the virus’s protein shell to prevent it from degrading. The findings should aid in the design of better additives, which could reduce the high cost of keeping vaccines cold to maintain their potency during distribution.”
February 22, 2011 – CDC Ingredients of Vaccines – Fact Sheet “Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and 2-phenoxy-ethanol which are used as stabilizers in a few vaccines to help the vaccine remain unchanged when the vaccine is exposed to heat, light, acidity, or humidity.”
August 11, 2008 – Substance Name: Monosodium glutamate [NF] “The Society for the Study of Reproduction did a single injections of MSG into female hamsters, the results were lesions of the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus, interference of the ovulatory cycles and more.”
August 2006 – Foreign body granuloma caused by monosodium glutamate after BCG vaccination. We describe a 7-month-old male infant with a foreign body granuloma caused by monosodium glutamate (MSG) after a Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization. A ridged, erythematous, indurated plaque developed over a BCG injection site on his left upper arm 1 month after the first BCG immunization.
May 25, 2005 (first published in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 1990) – Vasospasm Contributes to Monosodium Glutamate-lnduced Headache “These results demonstrate a direct effect of glutamate on peripheral arterial tone. Dietary consumption of large quantities of MSG may represent a serious health hazard to certain individuals with pre-existing vascular disease.”
October 2004 – Neurotoxic effects of neonatal injections of monosodium L-glutamate (L-MSG) on the retinal ganglion cell layer of the golden hamster: Anatomical and functional consequences on the circadian system In rodents, daily injection of neurotoxic monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) during the postnatal period induces retinal lesions, optic nerve degeneration with an alteration of visual pathway and an absence of the b-wave in the electroretinogram.
June 1, 2001 – Relief of fibromyalgia symptoms following discontinuation of dietary excitotoxins “Four patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome for two to 17 years are described. All had undergone multiple treatment modalities with limited success. All had complete, or nearly complete, resolution of their symptoms within months after eliminating monosodium glutamate (MSG) or MSG plus aspartame from their diet. All patients were women with multiple comorbidities prior to elimination of MSG. All have had recurrence of symptoms whenever MSG is ingested.
April 21, 2000 – Locomotor and learning deficits in adult rats exposed to monosodium-L-glutamate during early life. Neonatal administration of neurotoxic doses of monosodium-L-glutamate (MSG) to rats causes neuronal necrosis of the hypothalamus along with behavioral abnormalities. The results indicate that exposure to MSG in early life in rats could lead to subtle behavioral aberrations in late adulthood.
January 1, 2000 – Additive-Induced Urticaria: Experience with Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) We conclude, with 95% confidence, that MSG is an unusual (,3% at most) exacerbate of chronic idiopathic urticaria.
May 1991 – Monosodium glutamate-related orofacial granulomatosis. Review and case report. A case is reported in a 15-year-old white girl who had a swollen lower face and lips; a diagnosis of orofacial granulomatosis was made. It was suspected that her condition had an allergic basis because an increase in clinical signs and symptoms was shown to be related to the food additive monosodium glutamate. Treatment with a restricted diet resulted in resolution of the facial swelling.
1991 – Monosodium glutamate-induced convulsions in rats: Influence of route of administration, temperature and age “Treatment of developing rats with monosodium glutamate (MSG) produces an increase of glutamate levels in the brain, being this elevation dependent on both route of administration and animal”s age. The capacity of exogenous MSG to induce convulsions seems to be related to the rate of glutamate elevation in the brain, rather than to the absolute value of glutamate concentration reached. Short exposure of MSG-treated rats to moderate hyperthermia potentiated the convulsive incidence and extended the brain damage to areas not affected by treatment with MSG alone, suggesting that the synergic effect of hyperthermia on glutamate neurotoxicity.” Comment: The combination of MSG and fever or MSG and exercise has a synergistic neurotoxic effect that lowers seizure threshold.
October 1987 – Monosodium L-glutamate-induced asthma. “”These challenge studies confirm that MSG can provoke asthma. The reaction to MSG is dose dependent and may be delayed up to 12 hours, making recognition difficult for both patient and physician.”
1987 – Neurotoxicity of monosodium-l-glutamate in pregnant and fetal rats “Monosodium-l-glutamate given subcutaneously to pregnant rats caused acute necrosis of the acetylcholinesterase-positive neurons in the area postrema… These observations raise the possibility of transplacental poisoning in human fetuses after the consumption of glutamate-rich food by the mother.”
1985 – Monosodium L-glutamate-induced convulsions–II. Changes in catecholamine concentrations in various brain areas of adult rats. “It is suggested that the changes found in endogenous catecholamine concentration in the forebrain may play a physiological role in the mechanisms of production of convulsions in the MSG model.”
1984 – Prenatal monosodium glutamate (MSG) treatment given through the mother’s diet causes behavioral deficits in rat offspring. “The present study reports various developmental and behavioral changes in the offspring of rat dams that received monosodium glutamate (MSG) in the drinking water all through the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Three main effects were observed in the MSG exposed offspring: (1) juvenile obesity; (2) reduced general activity levels; (3) a specific type of learning disability in discrimination learning involving choice between simultaneously present positive and negative stimuli.”
March 1970 – Use of Glutamic Acid to Supplement Fluid Medium for Cultivation of Bordetella pertussis (pdf)