Can MSG really cause Obesity?

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Image of glutamate monodium or MSG / illustration

Jakarta, Spasi-id.com - overweight or obesity, sometimes makes us insecure. Because it's not uncommon to have obesity as a scary scourge.

The cause of obesity itself is very complex alias multifactorial. Obesity cannot be caused by one factor only.

Physician Gizi Clinic, meaning Indira, is the cause of obesity closely related to food intake, physical, genetic and environmental activity. According to him, no research has yet confirmed that obesity is caused by a glutamate monosium or vetsin.

"Like sugar, fat and salt, MSG consumption may be one of the factors in multifactorial, but until recently there has been no scientific research," said the story in its description.

The meaning of saying, year after year, obese numbers in Indonesia always increase. The obesity rate in the province of Indonesia is above the national prevalence. The five provinces with the largest obesity are North Sulawusi, DKI Jakarta, East Kalimantan, West Papua, and Riau Islands.

One of the biggest causes of obesity is excessive diet. So eat of that which We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah.

In addition to consuming nutritious foods, the means to suggest that people reduce salt consumption to their food to prevent obesity. The standard use of the ideal salt is less than 5 grams.


However, often reducing salt consumption makes food less delicious. "How does it make food good and safe for long term consumption? We can add MSG or taste-tack to our food, so the salt consumption is reduced,

In terms of dr. Meaning, Katarina Larasati, Public Relations Manager AJINOMOTO INDONESIA, telling us that they are currently interested in the Garbage Wise Campaign that is indeed in accordance with the Ministry of Health Projects related to the reduction of sugar, Salt, Lemak (GGL) in daily consumption.

"Through the current salted wise campaign, we want to educate the public about the importance of low-salts and bring the Indonesian family to a healthier life by reducing food supply or use of salt, but can still get a higher sense of taste," in Katarina.