Nutrition

Nervous System

Lathyrism: A Neurological Disorder from Grass Pea

Lathyrism is a neurotoxic disease that occurs due to the consumption of large amounts of legumes, especially Lathyrus sativus (the grass pea). Beta-ODAP (beta-N-oxalyl-L-alpha,beta-diaminopropionic acid) is the main toxin. This...

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Children

Galactosemia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of this Rare Illness

Dr. Zoobia Nadeem -

Galactosemia is a rare but serious genetic metabolic condition resulting from a deficiency in one of the enzymes...

Children

Rickets: Understanding Causes & Prevention for Healthy Bones

Javaria Rasool -

What are Rickets? Rickets is defined as faulty mineralization of growing bone that may be due to vitamin D,...

Diet

BeriBeri: Causes, Symptoms & Prevention Explained!

Shabana Bashir -

What is Beriberi? Beriberi is a serious nutritional disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine), which was...

Genetic disorders

Maple Syrup Urine Disease: A Rare Metabolic Challenge

Abdul Qadir -

Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) is a rare genetic disorder that affects how the body breaks down certain...

Scurvy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Nutrition

Irum Shoukat - May 15, 2023

Scurvy is one of the oldest documented diseases in human history and a dietary disorder that severely affects humans. Scurvy observations first appeared 3500...

What is Pellagra?

Nutrition

Dr. Fizza Maqsood - May 15, 2023

Pellagra is a skin condition or disease that a patient acquires when his diet is insufficient in niacin(vitamin B-3) or Tryptophan. The Italian terms...

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Nutrition

Galactosemia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of this Rare Illness

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