Kerr G R, Wu-Lee M, El-Lozy M, McGandy R, Stare F J
J Am Diet Assoc. 1979 Jul;75(1):29-33.
A questionnaire survey attempted to define the prevalence of symptoms characteristic of the "Chinese restaurant syndrome" (CRS) in the general adult population. Forty-three per cent of 3,222 respondents associated unpleasant symptoms with specific foods and eating environments; however, only 1 to 2 per cent reported symptoms characteristic of the CRS, and only 0.19 per cent associated these characteristic symptoms with consumption of Chinese food. Most respondents who were "aware" of the syndrome and most of those who believed they had experienced it reported non-specific symptoms. If the word "syndrome" is to be used to describe symptoms attributed to specific food ingredients, the limits of the "syndrome" must be specified.
一项问卷调查试图确定普通成年人群中具有“中餐馆综合征”(CRS)特征症状的患病率。在3222名受访者中,43%的人将不适症状与特定食物和饮食环境联系起来;然而,只有1%至2%的人报告有CRS特征的症状,只有0.19%的人将这些特征症状与食用中餐联系起来。大多数“知晓”该综合征的受访者以及大多数认为自己经历过该综合征的受访者报告的都是非特异性症状。如果要用“综合征”一词来描述归因于特定食物成分的症状,就必须明确该“综合征”的范围。