A lack of epidemiologic evidence to link consumption of monosodium L-glutamate and obesity in China

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 958-960

  Bursey, Robert G ^a   Watson, Lisa ^b   Smriga, Miro ^a  

^a Ajinomoto Corporate Services LLC   (United States)

^b Glutamate Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM;

CALORIC INTAKE; CHINA; CHINESE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH FIBER DIET; LETTER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

DIET; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; SODIUM GLUTAMATE;

EID: 80051998362     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.020727     Document Type: Letter

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