Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG), known as Chinese Salt in our country, was discovered in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century by extracting the juice of the Kombu plant, which is a kind of seaweed, and turning it into crystal, and started to be widely used in China after Japan.
p>Glutamate is an important messenger molecule that our brain uses for learning, memory and attention, and it enables nerve cells to communicate with each other. In order for it to function in a healthy way, it must be present at a certain level in the brain and nerve cells. L-Glutamic acid, the natural form of glutamate, is an amino acid produced by our body. Since it is synthesized at the rate the body needs, it has no harmful effects. However, due to the free form of D-Glutamic acid taken through food, its absorption into the blood and nervous system is faster and uncontrolled. Excessive and rapid elevation of glutamic acid in the blood and brain paves the way for diseases such as migraine, fibromyalgia, autism, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, which are often seen in our children.
Mono Sodium Glutamate, known as Chinese salt, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. So it's a chemical derivative. It has no unique taste. Its biggest feature is to intensify the taste of the foods it is added to. If the food it is added to is saltier, it makes it more salty and if it is sweet, it makes that food more delicious. Due to this feature, it is used as a flavor enhancer food additive all over the world, causing an increased appetite for the foods it is added to. It is frequently used in many packaged products, especially food products, chips, ready-made meatballs, broth tablets, grilled meat sauces, salad dressings, canned foods, frozen foods, ready-made soups, ready-made ice creams, colored yogurts, dried foods.
Although it may seem nice at first to increase the flavor of the food we eat, we are against these ready-made and processed foods. Increased appetite leads to more consumption of these harmful foods, even under normal conditions, and thus leads to serious nutritional disorders. It causes them to be fed with packaged food, causing them to stay away from healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits and fish. >
Chinese salt's damage to nerve cells due to its neurotoxin property may cause neurological diseases due to its toxic effects on the brain.
Mono Sodium Glutamate, which is also toxic to the liver, can cause damage and lubrication in the liver.
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It is known that glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, leptin resistance, pancreatic damage, decrease in growth hormone secretion, sudden rhythm disorders, heart attack, asthma and allergies, retinal damage and autism by crossing the placenta in pregnant women as a result of poor diet and continuous exposure.
It is up to you to decide whether to reduce your use of foods with Mono Sodium Glutamate additives, but in our opinion, it would be the right choice to try to stay away from ready-to-eat foods with code E-621.
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