Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a commonly used "flavor enhancer," and so powerfully so that (arguably) you could spray it on roadkill and it would taste good. This omnipresent ingredient in modern mass market food takes advantage of our biologically hard-wired taste receptors, and makes it very hard to stop eating the foods "seasoned" with this ingredient.
Promoted for decades as a "safe" sugar alternative, presumably to prevent or reduce symptoms of diabetes, Splenda (sucralose) has been found to have diabetes-promoting effects in human subjects.
Sunlight is recognized for its vitamin D producing properties, but it has far more to offer than that. Did you know that it kills pain, modulates our lifespan, and may even convert directly into metabolic energy?
Print Options
Some features are currently member only features. If you are already a member, please login. Otherwise, click here to become a member.
%20is%20a%20commonly%20used%20flavor%20enhancer%2C%20and%20so%20powerfully%20so%20that%20(arguably)%20you%20could%20spray%20it%20on%20roadkill%20and%20it%20would%20taste%20good.%20This%20omnipresent%20ingredient%20in%20modern%20mass%20market%20food%20takes%20advantage%20of%20our%20biologically%20hard%2Dwired%20taste%20receptors%2C%20and%20makes%20it%20very%20hard%20to%20stop%20eating%20the%20foods%20seasoned%20with%20this%20ingredient.%20%20 "Pin It")
%20has%20been%20found%20to%20have%20diabetes%2Dpromoting%20effects%20in%20human%20subjects. "Pin It")
