What foods should children with phenylketonuria eat?
Written by Zeng Hai Jiang
Pediatrics
Updated on December 05, 2024
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Phenylketonuria is a common amino acid metabolic disorder, an autosomal recessive genetic disease, and a type of hereditary metabolic disease that can be treated through dietary control. All natural foods contain certain amounts of phenylalanine. Therefore, once diagnosed, children should stop consuming natural diets and start treatment with a phenylalanine-restricted diet, including low-phenylalanine yogurt. Treatment should continue at least until the age of 12. When the concentration of blood phenylalanine is controlled at an ideal level, gradually add small amounts of natural food, adhering to the principle of low protein and low phenylalanine in the added foods.
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