MSG Causes Obesity, Hides Behind Many Fake NamesBy Anon12-3-9 MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as "Natural Flavoring". MSG is even in your favourite coffee from Tim Horton's and Starbucks coffee shops. I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University..

Monosodium glutamate is related to a higher increase in blood pressure over 5 years: findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese adults.Shi Z, et al. J Hypertens. 2011.AuthorsShi Z1, Yuan B, Taylor AW, Dai Y, Pan X, Gill TK, Wittert GA.Author information1Department of Nutrition and Foodborne isease Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Preventio..