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Some years ago, healthy eating was a topic for cranks, and to most people, healthy food meant tasteless food. But now people are realizing the need to eat wisely and also that healthy dishes can taste ...

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a common food additive that enhances the savory taste in foods. MSG is a compound formed by sodium and glutamate (or glutamic acid), a naturally occurring non-essential ...

If you’re trying to cut back on sodium, you’ve probably gotten the advice to cook with plenty of herbs and spices. Their flavor punches up dishes, so you can lay off the saltshaker. But it can ...

According to the FDA, the average American eats 3,400 mg of sodium a day, despite the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommending less than 2,300 mg per day. Moving down to roughly a teaspoon of ...

I recently attended a continuing medical education lecture by Kathleen Holton, Ph.D., MPH, and I want to share what I learned. But first, who is Dr. Holton? Dr. Holton is a nutritional neuroscientist ...

When you hear the initialism MSG, certain connotations and possible red flags are sure to come to mind. Discovered in Japan in 1908, MSG — monosodium glutamate — is one of the world's most commonly ...