tif@gamma.UUCP (Barbara Charles) (04/22/86)
Since we discuss this in my Bradley classes I thought I'd let the net know. 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. Barbara Charles Bradley Instructor
sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey) (04/24/86)
I've seen a lot of claims about aspartame, but none citing any reports or studies. On what are you basing your information? Sean -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean Casey UUCP: cbosgd!ukma!sean CSNET: sean@uky.csnet University of Kentucky ARPA: ukma!sean@anl-mcs.arpa Lexington, Kentucky BITNET: sean@ukma.bitnet
mer@uvacs.UUCP (Marc Rouleau) (04/29/86)
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? -- Marc Rouleau CSNET: mer@virginia UVa Dept. of Computer Science UUCP: ...!decvax!mcnc!ncsu!uvacs!mer ...!cbosgd!uvacs!mer "It's the same story the crow told me--it's the only one he knows Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go"