In all the three doses of MSG used in the present study,
there was no significant change in food consumption
pattern (Table 1) and change in body weight (Table2) of
rats when the treated groups were compared with the
control group. These results corroborate recent findings by
Maluly et al. [19] who reported that ingestion of MSG had
no effects on body weight gain as well as food consumption
in rats. Tordoff et al. [20] also reported that MSG did not
influence body weight, energy intake or body composition
in adult rats and mice. The authors emphasized that MSG is
unlikely to cause obesity or be employed as anti-obesity
supplement.