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Dietary glutamate doesn't affect pain in fibromyalgia

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 10th, 2004

A study from The Netherlands concludes that monosodium glutamate in the diet doesn't affect pain associated with fibromyalgia.

Following up on a case study in which a diet low in monosodium glutamate (MSG) appeared to relieve fibromyalgic pain, R. Geenen and colleagues, University of Utrecht, evaluated "theoretical considerations about, modes of action, and empirical findings of reduced intake, common daily intake, and ingestion of relatively large amounts of glutamate."

According to the authors, "Of the total amount of dietary glutamate, hardly any enters the circulation. When relatively high concentrations of glutamate are ingested without food, a...

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