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From: rodean@hpfclo.UUCP (rodean)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 12:26:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 12:26:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpfclo!rodean    Jul 18 08:26:00 1985

>> The major problem about NutraSweet that I'm aware of (and it is marked
>> on the can) is that it contains Phenylalanine.  There is a hereditary
>> disease called Phenylketonuria (PKU) which involves the inability to
>> metabolize these anines.  The disease is called such because
>> Phenylketones show up in the urine.  Left untreated it can cause mental
>> retardation.  I don't believe it's much of a problem anymore because
>> they can detect it and all you do is keep the specific proteins out of
>> the baby's diet and it grows out of it.
>> 
>> -Ron
>
>Babies born in hospitals are routinely checked for PKU - it's a simple
>blood test - before they are released.
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>Janet Smuga			I've had a great many troubles in my time,
>mtuxo!smuga			and most of them never happened.

There is a second test a week after the baby is born. Since the mother
and baby are usually discharged by then, it's a return trip to the lab.

Bruce Rodean
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