The Dangerous Of MSG

Nowadays, we know that there are many kind of food that is being added by additive everywhere. One of the which kind of food that are familiar with us are snacks. Snacks that we are usually to eat in our spear time, come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fresh ingredients at home. We usually prefer the packaged one though than the fresh snacks made by ourself, because it is simple and we dont need a lot of effort just to make it. But, do you know that there are not little snacks that are dangerous for us if we consume them regularly?

One of the additive substance that being added into snacks is Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate. Industrial food manufacturers market and use MSG as a flavor enhancer because it balances, blends and rounds the total perception of other tastes. Trade names of monosodium glutamate we can find are include Ac'cent, Aji-No-Moto, and Ve-Tsin. This substance is mostly added in packages food such as salty crackers, cheese or roasted chicken flavoured biscuits. In our country this kind of snacks contain MSG casn be found in children snacks like Cheetos, Chitato, Smax chicken flavoured, and Taro seaweed flavoured.

What is the cause of consuming Snacks that contained MSG to our body? MSG can caused a lot of effect to our body. Especially for those who are sensitive to MSG additive there are several effect that can be caused like burning sensations of the mouth, head and neck,  weakness of the arms or legs,  headaches,  upset stomach,  hives or other allergic-type reactions with the skin. What if MSG causes no noticeable or immediate reaction in you? That’s because the effects of MSG are cumulative. Just because you don’t react to MSG now, doesn’t mean you won’t later. According to Dr. Russell Blaylock, who wrote a book on the subject called Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, sensitivity to MSG builds up in our bodies until we reach what he calls our “threshold of sensitivity.” The scientist also found that MSG not only destroyed retinal vision cells, but also parts of the brain. Not only do they cause brain damage and lead to nervous disorders, but they also cause radical hormone fluctuations. Mice injected with MSG become rapidly obese, inactive, and have other hormonal issues. It turns out that MSG is especially harmful to pregnant or nursing mothers because infants and young children are four times more sensitive to MSG than adults.

In conclusion, we should avoid eating snacks that contained lot of MSG that can harm our body in the future. It’s easier being said than done we know that already. But the least we can do is prevented that by eating more healthy snacks that also good for children like fruit, cereals, jellys, cheese etc. We wanted our body to stay sharp and healthy. So, we might as well choose the best snacks that are not dangerous to our body.