Development of national consensus statements on food labelling interpretation and protein allocation in a low phenylalanine diet for PKU

Abstract Background In the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU), there was disparity between UK dietitians regarding interpretation of how different foods should be allocated in a low phenylalanine diet (allowed without measurement, not allowed, or allowed as part of phenylalanine exchanges). This led...

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Main Authors: British Inherited Metabolic Diseases Group (BIMDG) Dietitians Group, Sharon Evans, Suzanne Ford, Sarah Adam, Sandra Adams, Jane Ash, Catherine Ashmore, Gillian Caine, Rachel Carruthers, Sarah Cawtherley, Satnam Chahal, Anne Clark, Barbara Cochrane, Anne Daly, Karen Dines, Marjorie Dixon, Carolyn Dunlop, Charlotte Ellerton, Moira French, Lisa Gaff, Cerys Gingell, Diane Green, Joanna Gribben, Anne Grimsley, Paula Hallam, Una Hendroff, Melanie Hill, Rachel Hoban, Sarah Howe, Inderdip Hunjan, Kit Kaalund, Eimear Kelleher, Farzana Khan, Steve Kitchen, Karen Lang, Sharan Lowry, Jo Males, Georgina Martin, Nicola McStravick, Avril Micciche, Camille Newby, Claire Nicol, Rachel Pereira, Louise Robertson, Kathleen Ross, Emma Simpson, Kath Singleton, Rachel Skeath, Jacqueline Stafford, Allyson Terry, Ruth Thom, Alison Tooke, Karen vanWyk, Fiona White, Lucy White, Anita MacDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0950-z