What exactly is Phenylalanine?!


Question: What exactly is Phenylalanine!?
Can you describe what it is and how good it is for me!?Www@Youqa@Cn


Answers:
It is an amino acid!. It is listed on products that contain it because some people who have an inborn error of metabolism to it cannot digest it and can cause brain damage!. This is PKU, and the only way to treat it is never eat it!.Www@Youqa@Cn

It's cousin, Phen/Phen, was once prescribed for weight loss!. It was a stimulant that increase heartrate and metabolism!. My wife took it and had a libido that wouldn't stop!!

But it's really bad for you!. It causes high blood pressure, anxiety, and heart disease!. Avoid it!.Www@Youqa@Cn



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