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From: mer@uvacs.UUCP (Marc Rouleau)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.med,net.consumers,net.bio
Subject: Re: The Truth about NutraSweet During Pregnancy
Message-ID: <413@uvacs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 12:03:46 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 29 12:03:46 1986
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Reply-To: mer@uvacs.UUCP (Marc Rouleau)
Organization: U.Va. CS dept.  Charlottesville, VA
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Keywords: NutraSweet
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Summary: What does NutraSweet do to adults?

In article <803@gamma.UUCP> tif@gamma.UUCP (Barbara Charles) writes:
>
>Pregnant women should not use NutraSweet.  NutraSweet has phenalamine in it
>and studies are showing the too much causes brain damage.  The PKU test
>that every newborn receives after birth is to test for phenalamine - if a
>baby has too much of this in its system, its means they cannot assimilate
>milk protein (can't break it down) and must be put on a special formula
>to prevent problems.
>
>It is also recommended that children under 1 year of age NOT receive
>Nutrasweet to prevent any brain damage while the child is growing.
>
Why (presumably) is NutraSweet safe for adults?  How much is too much
for adults?

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