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SUBMITTER: Collison KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3466134 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Collison Kate S KS Makhoul Nadine J NJ Zaidi Marya Z MZ Al-Rabiah Rana R Inglis Angela A Andres Bernard L BL Ubungen Rosario R Shoukri Mohammed M Al-Mohanna Futwan A FA
Nutrition & metabolism 20120614 1
<h4>Background</h4>Recent evidence suggests that the effects of certain food additives may be synergistic or additive. Aspartame (ASP) and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) are ubiquitous food additives with a common moiety: both contain acidic amino acids which can act as neurotransmitters, interacting with NMDA receptors concentrated in areas of the Central Nervous System regulating energy expenditure and conservation. MSG has been shown to promote a neuroendocrine dysfunction when large quantities a ...[more]