Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site burl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!zehntel!ihnp4!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!rcj From: rcj@burl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.usenix,net.med,net.misc Subject: Re: Aspartame might cause brain damage - text of article Message-ID: <223@burl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Jul-83 13:29:32 EDT Article-I.D.: burl.223 Posted: Thu Jul 7 13:29:32 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jul-83 13:06:20 EDT References: <100@cbosgd.UUCP> Organization: Western Electric, Burlington, NC Lines: 14 As I remember from college, kids who were identified as having PKU (phenylketonuria) at birth only had to be on a special diet until they reached age seven. After that, there was no problem. I am not sure if extremely high levels of phenylalinine in later life can do anything to you or not -- any qualified people out there care to elaborate?? BTW, just for general knowledge, the big problem with being born with PKU is that milk contains huge amounts of phenylalinine. -- The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3814 (Cornet 291) alias: Curtis Jackson ...![ floyd sb1 mhuxv ]!burl!rcj