PKU Diet for Life Study: Max and Harald Share a Doctor and Patient's Perspective

About this episode

Dr Maximilian Pichler and Harald Schossmann discuss the Austrian 'Back to Clinic' study and the PKU diet from both a doctor's and a patient's perspective.

Dr Maximilian Pichler and Harald Schossmann, an adult with PKU, discuss the Austrian 'Back to Clinic' study and initiative. This episode covers Harald's lived experience of returning to the PKU diet, as well as a healthcare professional’s evidence based view and explanation of the study's findings. Subscribe for more community stories and practical tips for living with a metabolic disorder. Follow our Instagram @Vitafriends_Voices to be the first to hear about future episodes! All products and medications referred to in the podcast must be used under medical supervision. For more information, please speak to your healthcare professional. #PKU #Phenylketonuria #DisordersOfProteinMetabolism #PKUDiet #ReturnToDiet #RareDisease #LowProteinDiet #Vitaflo #VitafriendsVoices

People in this episode

Guest: Harald Schossmann

Topics covered

• PKU
• diet
• healthcare
• metabolic disorder
• patient experience

Keywords

• Phenylketonuria
• DisordersOfProteinMetabolism
• PKUDiet
• ReturnToDiet
• RareDisease
• LowProteinDiet
• Vitaflo

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Products: Vitaflo

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