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From: lepreau@utah-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.usenix
Subject: Re: Diet pop drinkers coming to Canada be sure to try Aspartame(TM)
Message-ID: <1698@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Jun-83 22:21:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 27 22:21:58 1983
Date-Received: Tue, 28-Jun-83 05:03:53 EDT
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I believe that aspartane must be avoided by children with
phenylketoneuria (pku).  That's a hereditary metabolic disease whose
nasty effects (severe retardation) can be completely avoided by avoiding
foods with proteins containing phenylalanine.  Luckily, the disease is
trivially diagnosed (it is routinely screened for, I believe) and after
young childhood such proteins are no longer harmful.

-Jay Lepreau