What is it used for....
2006-08-28 10:55:15 · 8 answers · asked by Crazzzzzy 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Phenylalanine is a hidden danger to anyone consuming aspartame. Most consumers don't know that too much Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain to the point of cellular death.
ADD/ADHD, emotional and behavioral disorders can all be triggered by too much Phenylalanine in the daily diet. If you are one in ten thousand people who are PKU or carry the PKU gene, Phenylalanine can cause irreversible brain damage and death, especially when used in high quantities or during pregnancy. Phenylalanine is 50% of aspartame, and to the degree humans consume diet products, Phenylalanine levels are reaching a dangerous peak.
It is important to learn about the ingredients within your foods, especially isolated amino acids like Phenylalanine. They are in combination within nature for a reason - they don't belong in isolated form for the healthy human diet.
2006-08-28 11:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's an amino acid use to make Aspartame sweetener also known as Nutrasweet. Some people carry a faulty gene and can't metabolise this amino acid properly and have a condition known as phenylketonuria.
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"in the past, there have been many health scares about the risk of aspartame. However, more than 200 objective scientific studies have shown aspartame to be completely safe. As a result, it’s safety has been confirmed by the regulatory authorities in more than 100 countries including the European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Food, America’s Food and Drug Administration and by experts within the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Health Organisation."
2006-08-28 18:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phenylalanine is an essential alpha-amino acid which exists in two forms, a D and an L form, which are enantiomers (mirror-image molecules) of each other. It has a benzyl side chain. Its name comes from its chemical structure's consisting of a phenyl group substituted for one of the hydrogens in the side chain of alanine. Because of its phenyl group, phenylalanine is an aromatic compound. At room temperature, it is a white, powdery solid.
2006-08-28 18:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Irina C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a street in Liverpool, the Beatles wrote a song about it.
2006-08-28 18:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by stand@btinternet.com 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its addictive! I love tonic water thats where i know it can be found.
2006-08-28 18:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lou K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sweetener bad for health there are many side effects.
2006-08-29 07:15:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
artificial sweetner
2006-08-28 18:06:13 · answer #7 · answered by luvaduck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it kills brain cells and also has laxative effects
2006-08-28 18:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dazza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋