In article
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Billy wrote:

In article
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jay wrote:

Dietary trans-fat combined with monosodium glutamate induces
dyslipidemia and impairs spatial memory.

AIMS:
Recent evidence suggests that intake of excessive dietary fat,
particularly saturated fat and trans-hydrogenated oils (trans-fatty
acids: TFA) can impair learning and memory. Central obesity, which can
be induced by neonatal injections of monosodium Glutamate (MSG), also
impairs learning and memory. To further clarify the effects of dietary
fat and MSG, we treated C57BL/6J mice with either a TFA-enriched diet,
dietary MSG, or a combination of both and examined serum lipid profile
and spatial memory compared to mice fed standard chow. Spatial
learning was assessed at 6, 16 and 32 weeks of age in a Morris Water
Maze (MWM). The subjects were given four days of training to find a
hidden platform and a fifth day of reversal learning, in which the
platform was moved to a new location.

RESULTS:
The TFA+MSG combination caused a central adiposity that was
accompanied by impairment in locating the hidden platform in the MWM.
Females in the TFA+MSG group showed a greater impairment compared to
the other diet groups, and also showed elevated levels of fasting
serum LDL-C and T-CHOL:HDL-C ratio, together with the lowest levels of
HDL-C. Similarly, males in the TFA+MSG diet group were less successful
than control mice at locating the hidden platform and had the highest
level of abdominal adiposity and elevated levels of fasting serum LDL-
C.

CONCLUSION:
Dietary trans-fat combined with MSG increased central adiposity,
promoted dyslipidemia and impaired spatial learning.

PMID: 1994547

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19945473

Don't eat transfats? Duuuuh.

And to notice they put saturated fat into the same category as
trans-fats, which is not supported by the study. Also, they did not try
the MSG with PUFAs either.

This study does also supports the contention that obesity is caused by
quality of nutrients.

Also note that "natural flavors" are frequently used to smuggle MSG into
food. I saw butter with added natural flavor. Butter *needs* flavor
enhancers?

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