should not be surprising, then, that studies have suggested that people who are eating foods high in glutamate content are at increased risk for obesity. For example, one study followed 10,095 healthy Chinese adults for an average of 5.5 years and found that those individuals that ingested high amounts of MSG had a higher risk for developing obesity.17 MSG has also been found to induce obesity in mice, particularly if given early in life.18 In addition to obesity, it can cause insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, and an increase in abdominal girth.19 Cats given MSG also develop increased
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