{"id":20896,"date":"2021-09-01T14:35:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ericfavre.com\/lifestyle\/uk\/?page_id=20896"},"modified":"2021-09-06T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T14:43:49","slug":"phenylalanine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ericfavre.com\/lifestyle\/uk\/home\/sport-nutrition\/nutrients\/focus-on-macronutrients-and-micronutrients\/macronutriments\/protein\/amino-acids\/list-of-amino-acids\/phenylalanine\/","title":{"rendered":"Phenylalanine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20896\" class=\"elementor elementor-20896\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83f062a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83f062a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct  elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22918c5\" data-id=\"22918c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ea6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"35ea6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p>\r\n      Phenylalanine is an <strong>essential amino acid<\/strong>&nbsp;belonging to the aromatic \r\n      amino acids*. As an essential amino acid it must be supplied by the diet \r\n      as the body is unable to synthesise it.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    <p>\r\n      A precursor of tyrosine and hormones such as adrenaline, noradrenaline, \r\n      melanin and dopamine, it is also involved in the production of aspartame.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    <h2>\r\n      Phenylalanine ensures the proper functioning of the nervous system and \r\n      promotes memory.\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <p>\r\n      By stimulating the thyroid gland, it causes the release of compounds \r\n      that prevent the degradation of endorphins, which has an obvious \r\n      analgesic effect. In large quantities, it accelerates intestinal transit \r\n      and has a laxative effect.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    <p>\r\n      <em>*The aromatic amino acids are phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan. <\/em>\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    <h2>\r\n      ASPARTAME\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <p>\r\n      Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener (or chemical substitute) that has \r\n      about 150 times the sweetness of sugar. Discovered by chance in 1965 by \r\n      the American chemist Jim Schlatter, it is now present in a large number \r\n      of so-called &quot;low-calorie&quot; products**, which are generally used by all \r\n      those who wish to lose weight by reducing their calorie intake.<strong><br><\/strong>\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    <p>\r\n      A US study that published studies linking the consumption of aspartame \r\n      to possible health problems (cancer - premature births) caused a 7% drop \r\n      in sales of low-calorie drinks in the US.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    <p>\r\n      To put an end to the many controversies surrounding this additive, the \r\n      European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reacted and has just given its \r\n      verdict after more than two years of study.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n    <p>\r\n      According to the EFSA, there is no reason to be concerned about \r\n      aspartame if the following guidelines are followed: The daily dose \r\n      should not exceed 40 mg per kilo of body weight. If this dose is \r\n      respected, and still according to this conclusion, it would constitute \r\n      an adequate protection for the general population. As an example, a can \r\n      of sweetened soft drink contains about 180g of aspartame, which means \r\n      that a 75kg person would have to drink 16 cans per day to exceed this \r\n      daily dose.\r\n    <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid&nbsp;belonging to the aromatic amino acids*. 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