I just caught this article on Yahoo ...

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/weig...g-weight-gain/

While much of the info is nothing new (and I think a lot of the weight
gain is because people eat more since MSG excites nerves related to
taste) there was one paragraph toward the end that I didn't know:

"Limit making stews or soups in a crock pot, since slow-cooking tends to
cause small amounts of glutamic acid to be released from the protein
sources (e.g., meat, chicken) in the recipe."

Hmmmm. Who wouldathunk?

--Lin