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Inborn Error Of Metabolism and What You Should Know.

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                 Inborn error of metabolism are genetic disorder which are rare but does in real life occur, it is a disorder in which the body cannot convert the intake foods into useful energy the body needed to remain active and healthy. The pictures above shows two babies of which the one at the left shows inborn error abnormalities while that at the right is a healthy and normal baby. Inborn error disorders are usually caused by defect in specific protein/enzymes that help in the break down if ingested and digested foods. In the absence of these enzymes, food products are not properly broken down into energy and will build up in the body to cause series of abnormalities such development delay due to poor feeding and lethargy, and may lead to sepsis. Others include persistence vomiting, metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, jaundice as seen above, hepatomegaly, abnormal body structures as thus above, etc  Metabolic inborn error are classified according to the exact missing enzym

The Changes That Occur To Our Liver Do To Smoking, High Alcohol Intake and Infections.

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     The picture above  shows human liver in the normal form and when it is bathed with smoke as do occur to smokers.  (Left=Normal and Right =Smoked bathed liver).  It will do us good to note earlier in life how important our heart is to us, a healthy individual has it all even when you do not have money or investments. As smokes passes through our air-ways;nose and mouth (external)  and moves down to the internal air-ways through the trachea to heat our lungs. The lungs is made of Gas Exchange Section which includes Bronchioles, Alveolar Ducts and Aveoli. These sections help bring about exchange of gas (smoke included)  across the body from where the get to the liver . The liver being the Chief organizer of all the products that enters the body is then affected by the smoke ,though smoke does not directly affect the liver functions but the chemicals present which makes up smoke (CO) increases the oxidative stress to the liver causing heavy damage to the liver cells. The liver