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Article #1568Re: blue urine from food
From: Trouble
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 1990 07:01
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 1990 07:01
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In article <4212@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes: >In article <21862@well.sf.ca.us>, wjwhite@well.sf.ca.us (Bill White) writes: >> to one's urine. I'm told this effect is harmless, that it is genetic and >> results from the inability of some people to produce a certain enzyme >> (l-asparaginase, if I remember rightly). I recall reading somewhere (how wonderfully specific of me, huh?!) that the speed with which this effect is noticed is indicative of how well your kidneys are working. That is, if your kidneys are working well, you'll notice the smell very quickly. >> I'd almost be curious to take a poll here of how many of us know just what I'm >> talking about and how many don't and I'd appreciate a more detailed explana- Anybody else notice this effect from tomato-based spaghetti sauce? Bob -- rlp@beach.cis.ufl.edu Air: PP-SEL AMA # 541283 Road: 750 Ninja DoD # 0068 Water: NAUI OW-I <=- -=>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!gatech!uflorida!beach.cis.ufl.edu!rlp From: rlp@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Trouble) Newsgroups: sci.bio,rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: blue urine from food Summary: Kidney function involved? Keywords: asparagus urine odor Message-ID: <25830@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 10 Dec 90 07:01:04 GMT References: <1990Oct29.161332.27997@agate.berkeley.edu> <999@ai.cs.utexas.edu> <21862@well.sf.ca.us> <4212@kitty.UUCP> Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Reply-To: rlp@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Trouble) Distribution: rec Organization: Yield to Bob Lines: 24