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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001252 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| 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 |
| References | Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine.; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | food allergies; monosodium glutamate |
| Translations | Spanish: 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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