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Chinese restaurant syndrome

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001252

It involves a set of symptoms that some people have after eating food with the additive monosodium glutamate (MSG). MSG is commonly used in food prepared in Chinese restaurants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001252
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
SynonymsKwok's syndrome; MSG (monosodium glutamate) symptom complex; MSG syndrome complex; hot dog headache; hot-dog headache; monosodium glutamate restaurant syndrome; monosodium glutamate symptom complex
ReferencesMedical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine.; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsofood allergies; monosodium glutamate
TranslationsSpanish: síndrome del restaurante chino
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001252",
  "term": "Chinese restaurant syndrome",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "It involves a set of symptoms that some people have after eating food with the additive monosodium glutamate (MSG). MSG is commonly used in food prepared in Chinese restaurants.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Kwok's syndrome",
    "MSG (monosodium glutamate) symptom complex",
    "MSG syndrome complex",
    "hot dog headache",
    "hot-dog headache",
    "monosodium glutamate restaurant syndrome",
    "monosodium glutamate symptom complex"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "food allergies",
    "monosodium glutamate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine.",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "síndrome del restaurante chino"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/chinese-restaurant-syndrome/"
}

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