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Effects of Monosodium Glutamate on Energy Balance and Eating Behavior

NCT01410838 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2015-05-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will test whether regular consumption of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) immediately prior to each of the three major meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) inhibits body weight and fat regain following a period of moderate, yet clinically significant weight loss.

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Weight Gain
  • Food Preferences

Interventions

OTHER

Broth

200 mL of sodium chloride containing broth, consumed three times per day

OTHER

Broth

200 mL of MSG containing broth consumed three times per day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ajinomoto USA, INC.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Laugero, PhD · WHNRC, ARS, University of California Davis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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