Returning to Diet:
                               MANAGEMENT TIPS & POINTERS
                                                                    FROM ADULTS WITH PKU
                                                          BasedonInputfromAdultswithPKUofallAgesandSituations
                                                                                                                                                       PKUAdult Program
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                                                                                                            Made Possible by a Generous Donation from
                                                         Art and Catherine Higgins, parents of two late diagnosed PKU children
                                                                            Complied by Annaliese Martinec, Graphics By Kinnon Martin
    Congratulations on taking this important
     Congratulations on taking this important
       step towards managing yourPKU!
        step towards managing yourPKU!
  Byreturningtodiet ortighteningyourcompliancewiththediet,youhave
   chosenapaththatwillleadyoutoamorehealthyandproductivelifestyle.You
   mayhavefeltlikeyouweretheonlyonewithPKUontheplanetgrowingup,
   but youarenotalone.Onepersoninevery15,000Americanshas
   Phenylketonuria (PKU). Chances are, there is someone near you going through
   similar challenges.
   TheNationalPKUAllianceAdultProgramisheretohelpyou. Thisbookletwas
   createdbyadultswithPKU,foradultswithPKU,and,especiallyforadultslike
   youwhoaretryingtoreturntothePKUdietarymanagement.
   Wehavedesignedthisbookletasasimplereminderofhowandwhytofollow
   aPKUtreatmentplan. Youwillfindshort,simplenotesfromotheradultswith
   PKU,bothdietforlifersandreturningtodieters,thatcanhelpyouwithyour
   return to diet.
   ThereIsAPlan
   Thefirst thing to know is that there is a management plan, and that it works.
   Therewasatimewhendoctorsbelieveditwasoktotakepatientsoffthediet.
   Researchnowshowsthatatreatmentplanshouldbecontinuedforlife.Some
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