MSG and Cancer

 

Cancer

Glutamate levels were shown to be high in cancer patients in this study reported in the Oxford Journals.  Patients with lung cancer with the lowest glutamate levels had the highest survival rates.  They also had the highest cysteine levels.  Cysteine - a sulfur containing amino acid - is used to make glutathione as well as taurine - the body's natural water soluble anti-oxidant.  This finding suggests that glutamate may interfere with cysteine and glutathione production in the body.

In this paper from the National Academy of Sciences, glutamate antagonists slow tumor growth.

This article discusses the use of glutamate antagonists or blockers in the treatment of cancer.  These antagonists apparently also inhibit cancer cell migration and so may be useful in preventing cells from proliferating throughout the body.  One has to ask the nagging question, then - If blocking glutamate can cause cancer cells to die and stop migrating, shouldn't cancer patients stop eating MSG and aspartame?  Unfortunately, patients suffering from cancer are rarely, if ever told this information.

In India, because of a study of 134 people with stomach cancer who were avid consumers of food which contained MSG, The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Owners of Eastern India (as noted in this India Times article) has asked its members to refrain from using MSG.

Word is getting out, but unfortunately, not in the United States.  For information on where MSG is actually hidden to help those who wish to avoid it - we have added more information to our Foods to Avoid page. 

For those looking for more information on cancer treatment and the role of diet - please visit http://www.gerson.org/   It is a non-profit organization committed to using proper nutrition and elimination of foods such as MSG and aspartame in treating chronic, incurable diseases including cancer. 

 

 

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