No effect of 16 weeks flavor enhancement on dietary intake and nutritional status of nursing home elderly.

There is a lack of data to support the long-term effect of flavor enhancement on food intake and nutritional status. Our aim was to determine if daily addition of 700mg flavor and/or 300mg monosodium glutamate (MSG) to the animal protein part of the cooked meal for 16 weeks leads to an increase in energy intake and in body weight in nursing home elderly.