People who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavour enhancer in their food are more likely to be overweight or obese says a new research.
A new study has found that people who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavour enhancer in their food are more likely to be overweight or obese, compared to those who don't use it.
The study showed that the result remained the same even after taking into account physical activity and total calorie intake.
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The majority of study participants prepared their meals at home without commercially processed foods. About 82 percent of the participants used MSG in their food.
Those users were divided into three groups, based on the amount of MSG they used.
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"Animal studies have indicated for years that MSG might be associated with weight gain. Ours is the first study to show a link between MSG use and weight in humans," said Ka He, M.D., assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the UNC School of Public Health.
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He and his colleagues chose study participants living in rural Chinese villages because they used very little commercially processed food, but many regularly used MSG in food preparation.
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The study is published in the journal Obesity.
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