Monosodium glutamate is related to a higher increase in blood pressure over 5 years: Findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese adults

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 846-853

  Shi, Zumin ^a,b,c   Yuan, Baojun ^a   Taylor, Anne W ^b,c   Dai, Yue ^a   Pan, Xiaoqun ^a   Gill, Tiffany K ^c   Wittert, Gary A ^c  

^a JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

blood pressure change; dietary glutamate; epidemiology; longitudinal study; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLUTAMATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 79954938955     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328344da8e     Document Type: Article

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