MSG a flavor and obesity enhancer
MSG stands for monosodium glutamate. It is used under various names to enhance the flavor of food. It has been hypothesized for some time that it is linked to obesity but no one was sure just how.
Because it enhanced flavor, it was thought that it led to over eating or increased desire for food. A new study from the University of Chapel Hill and a group of Chinese researchers has shed some new light on this problem.
The study was published in the August issue of the journal Obesity. The study showed a link between weight gain and msg use. Not just use but it showed the total regularly used amount of MSG was linked to your total body weight.
The study was done in China among Chinese citizens living in small villages in the rural north and south of China. The study participants were between age 40 and 59. They used very little processed food but they did vary in the amount of MSG used in their food.
Those who used the most MSG were more likely to be overweight.
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Comment by Connie Ragen Green on 28 August 2008:
I can remember eating at a Chinese restaurant 20 years ago that would leave out the MSG if you asked them to. At that time it was believed that MSG caused headaches. I got in the habit of doing this regularly for many years, and then forgot all about it. It is only now after reading this post that I am again aware of the dangers of this additive.
Comment by Kathryn Merrow on 6 October 2008:
I have a favorite Chinese restaurant, and they will leave out MSG if requested. However, I have wondered whether there is already some in the sauces they use, but I always forget to ask. There have been times when I didn’t remember to say “no MSG” that I could actually feel the ‘face pressure’ sensation that it causes. Other times, I wouldn’t get that sensation. But, it can’t be good, anyway. (Not like the hot mustard–that creates awesome sensations. I can almost feel my cranial plates moving!)