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| Title |
Interactive effects of neonatal exposure to monosodium glutamate and aspartame on glucose homeostasis
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| Published in |
Nutrition & Metabolism, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1743-7075-9-58 |
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| Authors |
Kate S Collison, Nadine J Makhoul, Marya Z Zaidi, Rana Al-Rabiah, Angela Inglis, Bernard L Andres, Rosario Ubungen, Mohammed Shoukri, Futwan A Al-Mohanna |
| Abstract |
Recent evidence suggests that the effects of certain food additives may be synergistic or additive. Aspartame (ASP) and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) are ubiquitous food additives with a common moiety: both contain acidic amino acids which can act as neurotransmitters, interacting with NMDA receptors concentrated in areas of the Central Nervous System regulating energy expenditure and conservation. MSG has been shown to promote a neuroendocrine dysfunction when large quantities are administered to mammals during the neonatal period. ASP is a low-calorie dipeptide sweetener found in a wide variety of diet beverages and foods. However, recent reports suggest that ASP may promote weight gain and hyperglycemia in a zebrafish nutritional model. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| Canada | 2 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Norway | 1 | 5% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 5% |
| Sweden | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 10 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 23% |
| Scientists | 3 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 122 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 119 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Researcher | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 29 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 34 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 November 2018.
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