Metabolic disorders associated with carbohydrates.
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If an enzyme that is required to process a certain sugar is missing, then the respective sugar accumulates in the body resulting in a disease. Diseases associated with carbohydrate metabolism ... include diabetes mellitus, galactosemia, glycogen storage diseases, and lactose intolerance. . Galactosemia D-Galactose which is a product of the hydrolysis of lactose is passed in blood from the intestines then to the liver. 2. Glycogen storage diseases Glycogen storage diseases refer to a group of inherited genetic disorders that are characterized by abnormally high levels of glycogen or abnormal type of glycogen in the tissues. 3. Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus is the major health problem affecting people all over the world. It is one of the most extensively investigated human disease. Diabetes mellitus is a Greek word. In Greek diabetes means siphon and mellitus means sweet. Since affected people excrete large quantities of urine with sweet taste the condition is named as diabetes mellitus. [Show More]
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