| There's a great deal of deception in the labeling of | | | | renaming dangerous ingredients with harmless |
| food products found at your local grocery store and | | | | sounding names such as "yeast extract." I believe this |
| even at many health food stores. A disturbing trend | | | | practice to be irresponsible and unethical, and I |
| I've noticed is that many vegetarian products and | | | | strongly urge you to not only avoid purchasing |
| grocery items billed as "healthy" or "natural" are using | | | | products made with yeast extract, but avoid |
| chemical additive taste enhancers found in an | | | | products from companies that use yeast extract in |
| ingredient listed right on the label. | | | | any of their products. It is simply a dishonest |
| The taste enhancer is MSG - monosodium glutamate | | | | practice, and we should not reward companies that |
| - a chemical that has been associated with | | | | engage in such practices by purchasing any products |
| reproductive disorders, migraine headaches, | | | | they manufacture. |
| permanent damage to the endocrine system leading | | | | Unfortunately, many of these food manufacturers |
| to obesity, and other serious disorders. MSG is a | | | | are creating products for the so-called health foods |
| chemical compound that simply does not belong in | | | | industry. In a way that is sadly all too real, traditional |
| the body in the concentrations provided by these | | | | grocery products and processed foods will list MSG |
| foods. It is used by food manufacturers as a taste | | | | right on the label. At the same time, so-called healthy |
| enhancer - something to cover up the bland tastes | | | | products will use yeast extract, so they can avoid |
| of these foods and make them more appealing to | | | | mentioning MSG on the label. Yet, both products |
| consumers. But food manufacturers don't want to list | | | | contain MSG, and both products carry the risk of |
| MSG on the labels, especially when they know that | | | | toxic side effects associated with MSG. |
| consumers will avoid purchasing products that list | | | | So, are you any safer by purchasing health foods |
| MSG. | | | | rather than traditional grocery store foods? The |
| So what do they do instead? They hide the | | | | answer is that you should avoid purchasing processed |
| ingredient in another ingredient called "yeast extract," | | | | foods at all, regardless of what health claims are |
| then they put yeast extract in the product and list | | | | made on the label. Processed foods are unhealthy |
| "yeast extract" right on the label. So this is the scam: | | | | foods, period. If you want optimum nutrition, and |
| all sorts of natural health products and vegetarian | | | | foods for which the human body was designed, you |
| products are using chemical taste enhancers in the | | | | need to purchase and consume raw ingredients, such |
| form of yeast extract, but are failing to disclose to | | | | as vegetables, fruit, nuts, whole grains, and healthy |
| consumers that they actually contain MSG. And if you | | | | oils. It's also a good idea, as you've often heard me |
| look around at the natural health products in health | | | | recommend on NewsTarget.com, to supplement your |
| food stores and grocery stores, you'll find that yeast | | | | diet with whole food supplements, organic vitamins, |
| extract is a rather prominent ingredient. It's used in | | | | and superfoods, such as chlorella, spirulina, broccoli |
| soups, in vegetarian mixes, in some tofu mixes, and | | | | sprouts and sea vegetables. This is the way to |
| even so-called natural frozen foods. | | | | achieve optimum nutrition, not by purchasing |
| I can personally verify that yeast extract has the | | | | processed foods that are disguised as healthy foods, |
| same effect as MSG, because I am an individual who | | | | even though they contain ingredients known to |
| is extremely sensitive to MSG. Upon consuming even | | | | induce toxic side-effects in the human body. |
| a small amount of MSG, I experience a severe | | | | But don't take my word for it - check it out yourself. |
| headache that lasts for 6 to 8 hours. Consuming | | | | Next time you go to a health food store, look at the |
| yeast extract causes precisely the same effect as | | | | product boxes and cans on the shelves, and see just |
| consuming MSG. | | | | how many you can find that contain yeast extract. |
| In fact, food manufacturers don't deny that yeast | | | | It's especially easy to find with vegetarian foods, |
| extract contains MSG - it's something that's | | | | which just goes to show you that just because a |
| well-known in the food manufacturing industry. | | | | product says "vegetarian" on the label doesn't mean |
| What's going on here is a blatant deception, an | | | | it's good for you (or that the company making it |
| attempt to mislead consumers by essentially | | | | gives a hoot about your health). |