Chinese restaurant syndrome

Chinese restaurant syndrome
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Chinese restaurant syndrome is a collection of symptoms that some people experience after eating Chinese food.

Chinese restaurant syndrome
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Chinese restaurant syndrome
Alternate Names : Hot dog headache, Glutamate-induced asthma, MSG (monosodium glutamate) syndrome
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Chinese restaurant syndrome (CRS) occurs in some people after they eat foods containing the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) - a common ingredient in Chinese food.
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Chinese restaurant syndrome (CRS)
Chinese restaurant syndrome is a set of symptoms experienced by some people after they eat at a Chinese restaurant. Symptoms can include headache, burning, flushing, sweating, tingling and chest pain.

Chinese restaurant syndrome: A syndrome first described in 1968 in people who had eaten Chinese food on which MSG (monosodium glutamate) had been lavished. The syndrome only seems to occur in some people.

It is often associated with the so-called "Chinese restaurant syndrome" characterized by headaches, nausea, vomiting, palpitations, and flushing of skin, due to the MSG content in the food.
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4. Morselli PL, Garattini S. Monosodium glutamate and the Chinese restaurant syndrome. Nature\r\n1970;227:611-2.

Over the last 30 years, side effects from MSG have been related to its use in Chinese food and referred to as the Chinese restaurant syndrome. In this syndrome, MSG was suggested as the cause of the symptoms following a Chinese meal.

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