Conclusion: The current data show that PKU patients have lower availability of DHA, EPA and cholesterol. Compliance with the phe-restricted diet including the micronutrient fortified protein substitute (PS) is essential to ensure adequate micronutrient status. Given the complexity of the diet, patients' micronutrient and fatty acid status should be continuously monitored, with a particular focus on patients who are non-compliant or poorly compliant with their PS. Given their key role in brain function, assessment of the status of nutrients where limited data was found (e.g. choline, iodine) should be unde
Does Uridine help with sleep?
Possibly — but there are few reports. 83% of 18 people who reported on Uridine for sleep say it improved. 6% noticed no change and 11% say it got worse.
Sleep: what users report
83%better18 reports · few reports
15 better1 no change2 worse
What people say about Uridine and sleep
“I've completely cut caffeine from my diet. The 'energy' and alertness this stuff gives is way better.”
“For me Uridine used to work really well then it just stopped working.”
“To me: memory precision, quality of sleep and a slight balance increase in emotions (positively increasing mood)”
“The effects of the supplements weren't overtly perceivable other than the Uridine. I felt an overwhelming desire to go to sleep.”
What the research says
AResearch: Strong50 meta-analyses · 75 trials on PubMed
Orphanet J Rare Dis · 2018
Status of nutrients important in brain function in phenylketonuria: a systematic review and meta-analysisSide effects people mention
anxiety 4mania 3fatigue 2drowsiness 2anhedonia 2
What else is Uridine used for?
Based on few reports — treat as anecdotal. Information only — not medical advice. How we count