phenylalanine is it safe?
yes, so long as you don't have phenylketonuria
That's quite rare though, isn't it an allergy? has there been a study on the long-term effects. I drink zero sugar drinks all the time. Statistical correlations?
>>8072945
structure in pic isn't phenylalanine, it's L-DOPA
>>8072967
phenylalanine is an amino acid
phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder that breaks one of your metabolic enzymes, and stops you from breaking down phenylalanine, causing it to build up in your blood and cause bad things to happen in your brain
my mom drank so much diet coke is destroyed her kidney (imagine drinking a liter every day, instead of water)
don't ruin your body
Will drinking it regularly, do anything in the long term?
If you don't take more than your kidney can break down.
>is an amino acid safe
>>8072958
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>>8072973
> no stereochemistry shown
> says i'ts L-Dopa
> L
>>8072945
I'm not gonna weigh in on this argument, since I haven't done enough research on it, but speaking for myself, I'm allergic to it (took years to find this out). It gives me headaches and blurry vision.
I have read that in the general population, a small number of people are similarly allergic, but the exact percentage is too low for companies to give a shit about noticeably labeling their products.
Not as bad as dihydrogenmonoxide
>>8073789
Dihydrogenmonoxide gave me cancer. 0/5 stars would not recommend ingesting.
