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　⇒Vital Signs - Nutrition - MSG Use Is Linked to Obesity - NYTimes.com

Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.

MSG makes food taste better, which may lead people to eat more, but the researchers controlled for total energy intake so it is unlikely that that explains the finding. The mechanism for the connection, published in the August issue of Obesity, remains unclear.

　ちなみに⇒MSG and Obesity