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Editorial
. 2013 Jan 22;10(1):13.
doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-10-13.

Commentary on: "Further studies are necessary in order to conclude a causal association between the consumption of monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the rural Thai population"

Kate S Collison  1
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Editorial

Commentary on: "Further studies are necessary in order to conclude a causal association between the consumption of monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the rural Thai population"

Kate S Collison. Nutr Metab (Lond). .

Abstract

: See related article: http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/10/1/14.

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