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Acquired flavor acceptance and intake facilitated by monosodium glutamate in humans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18279899     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is known to enhance liking for the flavor of savory foods, but whether associations between flavors and effects of MSG lead to changes in subsequent liking and intake for the flavor alone is unclear. To test this, 32 volunteers evaluated and consumed a novel savory soup with no added MSG before and after four training sessions where the same soup was consumed either unchanged (Control) or with added MSG. The addition of MSG during training increased both pleasantness and savory character of the soup and resulted in a larger increase in rated pleasantness of the soup in the MSG-trained relative to control condition when the soup was re-evaluated Post-training without MSG. There was also a significant increase in voluntary soup intake Post-training after the soup had been paired with MSG but not in the Control condition, and rated hunger increased more after tasting the soup Post-training in the MSG-trained but not Control condition. These findings demonstrate that co-experience of a savory flavor and MSG can result in increased subsequent liking and intake for the flavor in the absence of MSG, and possible explanations for how MSG reinforces learning are discussed.
Authors:
Martin R Yeomans; Natalie J Gould; Sirous Mobini; John Prescott
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-12-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physiology & behavior     Volume:  93     ISSN:  0031-9384     ISO Abbreviation:  Physiol. Behav.     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-18     Completed Date:  2008-07-31     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0151504     Medline TA:  Physiol Behav     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  958-66     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK. martin@sussex.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Eating / drug effects*
Female
Flavoring Agents / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Food Preferences / drug effects*,  physiology,  psychology
Humans
Male
Sodium Glutamate / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Taste / drug effects*,  physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Flavoring Agents; 142-47-2/Sodium Glutamate

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