No effect of monosodium glutamate on subjective appetite and subsequent energy intake in children of different ethnicities

Umami detection threshold among children of different ethnicities and its correlation with various indices of obesity and blood pressure

“…Although several works have studied the detection threshold of umami tastes in children, many of these studies had been conducted in Western countries ( Bobowski and Mennella, 2015 ; Donaldson et al, 2009 ). Our study conducted in Malaysia reported that MSG had no effect on the appetite and subsequent energy intake in children of different ethnicities ( Lim et al, 2021 ). However, it is important to understand whether children of different ethnic backgrounds perceive umami taste differently as genetic differences in taste receptors can give rise to individual taste differences ( Kim and Drayna, 2005 ; Rawal et al, 2013 ; Wu et al, 2021 ) and affects children's food choices and nutritional status.…”