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What is MSG and Why is it Bad for Your Health?

There is much controversy over the food additive known as monosodium glutamate (MSG). Many health conscious consumers today are asking the question “what is MSG?” MSG, is a salt derived from glutamic acid...

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What is Umami?

Umami. A striking word, no doubt, but what is it? According to the dramatic Kikkoman commercials it is the 5th taste. We're all quite familiar with the others, sweet, salty, sour and bitter. So where does...

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Types of Food Additives

Food additives are very important in food manufacturing companies. The food Additives is used to retard spoilage, enhance food flavors, replace nutrient lost in processing and makes the food more visually...

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Migraines In most cases it is what you eat!

I have always lived in Atlanta and I remember getting head aches all the time. Now that I think about it and it may have been what I found out a few years ago. This is as much as a thought or an offering...

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MSG and Aspartame ... Avoid It To Live Longer

MSG, Apartame, and many other constituents have been found to be toxic to the human body. Although the FDA allows the population to consume this, they were aware it was in fact extremely injurious to the...

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The Top 5 Dangers in Processed Foods

It has become quite commonplace to fill your refrigerator and cabinets with easy to cook, easy to eat convenience foods. In fact, the average American spends approximately 90 percent of his/her food budget...

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MSG EPIDEMIC

Monosodium glutamate stands for the abbreviation of MSG. It is used mainly in foods as a flavour enhancer, tenderizer, and as an addictive agent, which triggers senors in our body to want more of that...

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The Many Faces of MSG

When was the last time you had a great Chinese meal, only to find yourself, an hour or two later, with a throbbing headache, an upset stomach and perhaps even an irregular heartbeat? Known anecdotally as...

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