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Dietary monosodium glutamate (MSG) raises blood pressure in humans.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that dietary monosodium glutamate (MSG) raises blood pressure in humans?

Partly. One rat study reports that daily MSG consumption raised systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure, while a 2026 systematic review of human studies concludes MSG is safe at dietary exposures without specifically examining blood pressure. No retrieved human study directly measures whether dietary MSG raises blood pressure.

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Evidence for · 1
Daily consumption of monosodium glutamate pronounced hypertension and altered renal excretory function in normotensive and hypertensive rats -
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Daily consumption of monosodium glutamate pronounced hypertension and altered renal excretory function in normotensive and hypertensive rats - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10972

Evidence against · 1
Systematic review of metabolism and safety aspects of monosodium glutamate intake in infants and lactating mothers: a scientific and regulatory perspective.
2026
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T, S., HN, M., & RK, Y. (2026). Systematic review of metabolism and safety aspects of monosodium glutamate intake in infants and lactating mothers: a scientific and regulatory perspective.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1825764

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