Kashif Khan argues MSG is a health hazard, citing a jump in US consumption from 1 million to 300 million pounds yearly. Animal studies use MSG to induce obesity in rats, and a UNC study found a three-fold increase in weight gain when MSG was added to otherwise clean diets.
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In the 1950s, we used 1 million pounds of MSG in the United States in our food system. Today, that's 300 million pounds a year. But the big question is, does it matter? You'll see articles from people saying it's perfectly safe, but others saying it will slowly kill you. What's the truth? Here we go. MSG is a flavor enhancer commonly used in foods and restaurants, and there's a lot of confusion about the outcome. The answer lies in rats. Scientists and researchers use lab rats, as we know, to study various things including obesity. It's very difficult to find obese rats. It's a known fact that if you want a lab rat that's obese to study, you give it MSG. So the same scientists that use MSG to make lab rats obese are promoting articles in the mainstream media saying MSG is safe. Some people argue, well, that's an animal study, it has nothing to do with humans. Well, let me tell you about a human study as well. The University of North Carolina went into villages where they made sure there's no processed foods or other influences. These are people that ate clean, that worked hard and moved their bodies, so exercising calories were not the problem. For the participants where MSG was added, there was a 3 times fold in weight gain— obesity. If you go to PubMed where all these research studies are published and you look for MSG plus weight gain, you'll find over 100 citations talking about this problem. Meanwhile, you see articles in the Washington Post saying it's perfectly safe. Forget about what mainstream media is saying. MSG will make you sick. Get it out of your life.
