Does high glutamate intake cause obesity?

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 965-968

  Hermanussen, Michael ^a   Tresguerres, J A F ^b  

^a Aschauhof 3   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Flavouring agent; Glutamate; Leptin; Monosodium glutamate; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FLAVORING AGENT; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEPTIN; PROTEIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFANT FEEDING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEAT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141960432     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.7.965     Document Type: Article

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