Phenylketonuria
All about a childhood condition
What is phenylketonuria
PKU is a very rare condition in witch a baby is born without the ability to properly break down an amino acid called phenylketonuria.
Some information about phenylketonuria
In the united states as of right now PKU occurs in 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 15,000 newborn babies.
the disease is from the absence of a single enzyme (phenylalanine hydroxylase)
if you have this condition you can not eat high protein foods.
the diet that they have can be stopped around the age of 6-10 years.
you ca only inherit this from your mother or father.
what they can and cant eat
the food on the right side is what they can eat but they can not eat any of the food on the left side because they can not digest it very well.
the poor little boy
in this picture the little boy has this disease and when you have this you have to be put on a tube to help you eat while keeping you healthy.
getting the brain scanned
in this picture the baby is getting her head scanned to see if she has got any better than what she was before.