The one-third of people who consume the most MSG were twice as likely to be overweight

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People who consume the most of the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) were 2.1 times more likely to be overweight compared to people who did not consume MSG according to a study of 752 healthy Chinese (49 percent women) who were 40- to 59-years old who lived in rural villages in north and south China. REFERENCE

He K, Zhao L, Daviglus M, Dyer A, Van Horn L, Garside D, Zhu L, Guo D, Wu Y, Zhou B, Stamler J. Association of monosodium glutamate intake with overweight in chinese adults: The intermap study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Aug, 16(8):1875-80.

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