Research links MSG to obesity
New research has drawn a direct correlation between the consumption of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and obesity.
According to Food Ingredients First, scientists studied over 750 Chinese men and women, finding that the third that used the most MSG in their food were three times as likely to be overweight as those who consumed none.
The report, by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Public Health, is to be published in the journal of The Obesity Society.
Assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology Ke He said: “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.”
He added that although various health organisations had deemed MSG to be safe, they had answered the question of whether it is healthy.
This week research published in the British Medical Journal found that children with poor co-ordination are more likely to be obese in later life.
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