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Phenylalanine?
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03/25/09 02:18 PM
03/25/09 02:18 PM
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JillMarie
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Serious Glideritis
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Serious Glideritis
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Posts: 7,748
New Jersey
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I found these two links that had some interesting Glider articles on them http://www.helium.com/channels/85-Exotic-Pets-Animalsand http://www.associatedcontent.com/subject/article/sugar+gliders A couple of them mentioned phenylalanine and the risks to gliders. the articles mentioned that foods such as legumes, pasta, grains, fish, nuts and seeds all contain this and it can cause seizures or lesions on the brain similar to humans that are sensitive to this. some yogurts I beleive also contain this. does anyone out there have any more information on this? Is this a real concern? any information would be helpful. thanks
Last edited by JillMarie; 03/25/09 02:19 PM.
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Re: Phenylalanine?
[Re: JillMarie]
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03/25/09 03:33 PM
03/25/09 03:33 PM
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Guerita135
Glider Addict
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Glider Addict
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Ohio
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Isn't Phenylalanine only used in sugar-free stuff? I thought it was an ingredient in artificial sweeteners.
My mom used to never let me buy gum with phenylalanine in it because it was said to cause cancer.
I never heard of it being in pastas/fish/nuts/etc... before though...
~Nicole~ Proudly enslaved by lots of silly suggies, 3 crazy kitties, a huffy hedgie, and a pretty puppy!
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Re: Phenylalanine?
[Re: JillMarie]
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03/25/09 04:25 PM
03/25/09 04:25 PM
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sugarlope
Glideritis Anonymous
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Glideritis Anonymous
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Most of us try to avoid artificial sweeteners with our gliders completely (aspartame is a source of phenylalanine). There are people that are prone to problems with phenylalanine because they cannot metabolize it fully or properly. For these people, the food sources are a concern, but for most of the population, as long as you aren't over-doing it, they won't see the effects to a major degree (from my understanding). I don't know that we have heard of any gliders specifically having problems with it and even if they did, I don't know how those symptoms would appear in them.
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