Dangers at the Grocery Store

The FDA is an agency of our government, and like all other agencies, is infiltrated and corrupted by corporate lobbyists. Rather than an agency for the people, the FDA is an agency of the large corporations that manufacture the food additives. The safety studies are manipulated to get FDA approval. And that's why the FDA cannot protect the American public from harmful food additives at our supermarket.

In Conclusion- Avoid the Minefield at the Supermarket

We have merely scratched the surface of harmful food additives to avoid at the Supermarket, concentrating on the excitatory neurotoxins Aspartame and MSG. Others, such as Trans Fats, and GMO foods are harmful to our health and should also be avoided.

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Links and References

(1) http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/aspartame.html
Aspartame: Diet-astrous Results By Rebecca Ephraim, RD, CCN

Ralph G. Walton, MD, professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine, conducted an analysis of all the medical studies-164 of them at the time-dealing with human safety as it relates to the use of aspartame. The studies were separated into two categories: 74 of the studies were sponsored by the aspartame industry and 90 of them were non-industry-sponsored studies. Dr. Walton found that of the 74 studies sponsored by the aspartame industry, 100 percent of them claimed there were no health problems associated with aspartame use. Of the 90 studies that had no connections to industry, all but seven of them identified one or more problems with aspartame use. Interestingly, of the seven studies that did not find problems, the FDA had conducted six. Critics suggest that since a number of FDA officials eventually went to work for the aspartame industry, these six studies should be considered industry-sponsored research as well.

(2) http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/10271/10271.pdf
Life-Span Exposure to Low Doses of Aspartame Beginning during Prenatal Life Increases Cancer Effects in Rats - Environmental Health Perspectives VOLUME 115 | NUMBER 9 | September 2007

(3) http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/3869/826
Science 21 February 1969:Vol. 163. no. 3869, pp. 826 - 828 Monosodium L-Glutamate: Its Pharmacology and Role in the Chinese Restaurant Syndrome. Herbert H. Schaumburg 1, Robert Byck 2, Robert Gerstl 3, and Jan H. Mashman. Monosodium L-glutamate is the cause of the Chinese restaurant syndrome and can precipitate headaches. In appropriate doses it causes burning sensations, facial pressure, and chest pain. These are pharmacological effects obeying a dose-effect relationship. There is considerable variation in oral threshold does among individuals.

(4) http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v16/n8/abs/oby2008274a.html
Obesity (2008) 16 8, 18751880. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.274
Association of Monosodium Glutamate Intake With Overweight in Chinese Adults: The INTERMAP Study

(5) http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/recent.html
Aspartame and MSG Cause Painful Fibromyalgia Symptoms. Ann Pharmacother 2001 Jun;35(6):702-6 Relief of fibromyalgia symptoms following discontinuation of dietary excitotoxins.
Smith JD, Terpening CM, Schmidt SO, Gums JG. Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA.

CONCLUSIONS: The elimination of MSG and other excitotoxins from the diets of patients with fibromyalgia offers a benign treatment option that has the potential for dramatic results in a subset of patients.

(6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitotoxicity
Excitotoxins in food additives. The most well-known (to the general public) excitotoxic concerns have included monosodium glutamate (MSG) and Nutrasweet.

(7) http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/6/702
Aspartame and MSG Cause Painful Fibromyalgia Symptoms.
Ann Pharmacother 2001 Jun;35(6):702-6. Relief of fibromyalgia symptoms following discontinuation of dietary excitotoxins. Smith JD, Terpening CM, Schmidt SO, Gums JG. Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA.

(8) http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20050613/drink-more-diet-soda-gain-more-weight
Drink More Diet Soda, Gain More Weight? Overweight Risk Soars 41% With Each Daily Can of Diet Soft Drink By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis

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