What many don't know is that glutamate is the same as monosodium glutamate or MSG-found in a great many foodstuffs we eat every day. Even those who are practicing nutrition weight loss will find that MSG lingers in even the most innocuous of foods. It is found in sugary foods to enhance the sugary flavor and is associated with the development of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.

Even real sugar has its problems. Just drinking a single soda caused children to reduce their test stores, one study said. The kids, in fact, made twice as many mistakes as they did before drinking the soda. Their behavior was poor as well with increased aggression and violent behavior.

So is there a diet that is safe for people to eat? Such a diet would contain a great deal of lean meats and fish, vegetables and fresh fruits. Fish oil is also helpful in this kind of diet. You need to avoid all processed foods so as to avoid the MSG that is found in many of them. This includes flavored potato chips, many kinds of canned tuna, anything that comes in a box and foods that come already frozen and prepared for you.

There are some scientists that are lobbying with national officials to have better labeling criteria for food so that the dangers of hypoglycemia in the diet is reduced but efforts are hampered by the fact that there is no federal incentive to prevent diseases from happening.