Monosodium glutamate is not associated with obesity or a greater prevalence of weight gain over 5 years: Findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese adults - Comments by Samuels

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1729-

  Samuels, Adrienne ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY HEIGHT; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHINESE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SODIUM GLUTAMATE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 78650034752     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510002758     Document Type: Letter

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