Dr. William Pardridge of the UCLA Medical School, who also has done phenylalanine research, said he most fears the sweetener’s effect on children, who, he says, “are more likely to approach the FDA’s acceptable daily intake level of 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. If you’re a child, seven to twelve years of age, the chances are good you’ll have five servings a day” close to the acceptable level, he said. Reported by Gregory Gordon, UPI Investigative Reporter