Among many disorders this chemical could cause, is retinal degeneration - yes, you may lost your vision- researchers say. Some evidence are listed below.
1. In 1957, Lucas and
Newhouse(26) first noticed that severe retinal lesions could be produced in
suckling mice (and to some extent in adult mice) by a single injection of
glutamate. Studies confirming their findings using neonatal rodents (49-52) and
adult rabbits(53) followed shortly, with others being reported from time to
time (54-58). These studies concerned themselves not only with the confirmation
of monosodium glutamate induced retinal lesions, but with the formulation and
testing of hypotheses to explain the phenomenon.
2. In 2002, Ohguro et
al.(27) found that rats fed 10 grams of sodium glutamate (97.5% sodium
glutamate and 2.5% sodium ribonucleotide) added to a 100 gram daily diet for as
little as 3 months had a significant increase in amount of glutamic acid in vitreous,
had damage to the retina, and had deficits in retinal function.
Ohguro et al. also
documented the cumulative effect of damage caused by daily ingestion of MSG.
(Source: Truth in labeling campaign)
(Source: Truth in labeling campaign)
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