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miumiu_this

Question, and an answer.

Feb 26, 2006 13:30

Has anyone ever noticed on the side of Diet Coke that is says, "PHENYLKETONURICS: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE ( Read more... )

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gossipoverchai February 26 2006, 21:22:42 UTC

thanks!

miumiu_this February 27 2006, 04:12:05 UTC

haha, no problem.

fourboysinbed February 27 2006, 08:07:28 UTC

I brought it up in genetics class over the summer. if you are pregnant and happen to have a child who is phenyletonuric, they have a biochem chain that is broken so they can't break down phenylalenine (C9H11NO2, common in artificial sweeteners) normally. This can be controlled if you eliminate it from the pregnant mother's diet and then the infants until the age of 12 or so when the brain is close to completely developed. Phenylalenine causes abnormal brain growth and mental retardation. Someone should have told your mom that when she was pregnant with you.

miumiu_this February 27 2006, 08:27:44 UTC

you need to drink a gazillion diet cokes for this to happen. And if you do drink that much diet coke, then you probaly deserve to die or have a fucked up kid.

miumiu_this December 11 2006, 22:09:35 UTC

ps yr an asshat.