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Subject: Re: expecting father & nutrasweet
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Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 15:43:00 EDT
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Nf-From: umn-cs!smith    Jul 17 14:43:00 1985


  My wife has been looking for factual information about possible dangers
of Nutrasweet to fetuses since she's an MD and the question comes up with
her OB patients.  There really haven't been any published results;  only
rumors about people doing studies.  If anyone knows of any published results,
please drop me a note.
  When she was pregnant herself she exercised the "Better to be safe than
sorry" strategy and generally avoided Nutrasweet.  On the other hand, she
didn't panic when/if she ingested any.
  One nutritionist pointed out that pregnant women have less need for 'diet'
products since their calorie needs are higher than normal.  She seemed to
think that the sugar would be better for the diet than any artificial
sweeteners.

Rick.