After you eat monosodium glutamate (MSG) broth, your brain chooses he althier foods for your next meals. Such conclusions were reached by scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston (USA), and the results of their research were published in the journal "Neuropsychopharmacology". Now researchers want to see if MSG will help in weight loss in overweight and obese people.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) , i.e.glutamic acid s alto has the so-called umami flavor, described as meat, mushroom, and occurs mainly in high-protein products. MSG has been recognized as safe for human he alth, but there is a group of particularly vulnerable people who react undesirable to high doses. MSG is a common ingredient in highly processed foods, the eating of which is well known to contribute to the development of overweight and obesity. But it may turn out that monosodium glutamate promotes the process of reducing excess body weight, i.e. weight loss.
The research on the effects of monosodium glutamate on overweight and obese people was undertaken by scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston (USA). The first phase of their tests showed that eating a portion of MSG broth before the main meal decreased appetite and, as a result, the amount of food consumed further. In the second phase of the research, scientists checked the response of the brains of young overweight and obese women to the quality of the food they choose.
The surveyed ladies were divided into two groups. Those of the first were served with MSG broth before the main course, and those of the second were served with broth without MSG. After eating, they were asked to choose more dishes, in any quantity and quality, from the menu of the canteen where the observations were made. The ladies were equipped with special glasses that tracked the movement of the eyeballs. In this way, the scientists recorded the brain activity of the participants of the study and the control over the impulses.
As a result of the study, it turned out that the ladies who ate the monosodium glutamate soup had better control of impulsive eating behavior leading to overeating when choosing the next dishes, had more focused eyesight and their brain activity was greater in the area of self-regulation of behavior. These ladies chose to eat for the second meal dishes with less saturated fat. Now American researchers want to see if regular consumption of MSG broth can actually affectthe eating habits of overweight and obese people, and thus help them change their eating habits.
Based on: PAP, www.medycyna-rodzinna.esculap.com