Researchers at Hirosaki University ...

Researchers at Hirosaki University in Japan advise that the common food flavor enhancer E621--also known as monosodium glutamate (MSG)--could make you blind.

ofttimes used by food processors and restaurants, MSG has become controversial in the past 30 years because of reports of adverse reactions in the bulk of mankind who have eaten foods containing it.

however according to lead researcher Hiroshi Ohguro PhD this is the first application of mind to show that eating rationss that contain MSG can cause notice damage and possibly blindness.

Ohguro readily acknowledges that researchers used unusually large amounts of MSG in the thought But, he says, lower dietary intakes "could create the same effects in humans throughout several decades, and the precise borderline amount is still unknown."

The Japanese thought was published in the September 2002 issue of Experimental judgment Research.

hardly any people know that MSG is added to many infant formulas. Soy-based infant formulas in particular are loaded with MSG as is Chinese food

And reading proceedinged food labels may be misleading because MSG can masquerade as numerous compromises such as sodium caseinate, gelatin, yeast extract, textur protein, hydrolyz protein and glutamate.

Unexpect sources of MSG include salad dressings, cheeses, cookies, frozen meals, candy, packaged and restaurant broths chewing gum, cigarettes, powdered milk, whey or soy protein, seasonings and flavorings.

The safest way to avoid MSG is to stick to whole, unprocess foods--those that don't approach in a can or other packaging.

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