Question 1

what is the maple syrup diet?

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Yes, but...: The downside of the diet

living on a maple syrup concoction for several days will probably leave you weak and with less muscle.
The major problem with the diet and that it lacks protein, fiber, and nutrients for bruits and vegetables. He risk muscle loss, increased fatigue, overall malnutrition.

Question 2

what are the health benefits of maple syrup?

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Poor : Maple syrup is made from extracted sap and boiled down so that the syrup has a high sugar content. The original sap is the nutritional stuff for the tree and the presence of the non caloric nutrients is probably low.

Question 3

what's maple syrup urine disease?

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A genetic disease: Infants with msud lack an enzyme to break down Amino Acids (proteins) in their diet, so the acids accumulate in their blood and tissues and become toxic, causing sweet-smelling urine, ear wax, etc-hence the name-but also brain damage. Each parent contributes one gene for this, so the parents are usually carriers.  It is very rare (1:180, 000 births) and screened for in the blood test after birth.

Question 4

does maple syrup have glucose or sucrose?

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The majority: Of maple syrup is sucrose, but it's all treated the same by your body and has the same number of calories/gram. It's like eating sugar, because it is sugar.

Question 5

hows maple syrup urine disease diagnosed?

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See below: The diagnostic test for this condition is the measurement of blood Amino Acid concentrations. Affected patients have elevated levels of  Amino Acids (leucine, isoleucine, and valine). Urine organic acid measurement will detect elevated levels of branched-chain ketoacids, lactate, and pyruvate.

Question 6

can you explain maple syrup urine disease?

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Genetic disorder: Maple syrup urine disease is an inherited genetic disorder of protein breakdown.  It is now often diagnosed by newborn screen. A good general information site can be found at http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001411/.

Question 7

how is maple syrup urine disease diagnosed?

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Newborn screen: In the US, MSUD is part of the newborn screen all babies get before leaving the hospital, but it's usually symptomatic in the first weeks after birth when amino acids start to accumulate in the blood.  Symptoms are poor feeding, irritability, seizures, and smelly urine. Definitive test is quantitative plasma amino acids, and is usually done on day of life 2 if there is a family history of MSUD.

Question 8

is there really a maple syrup urine disorder?

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Yes: It is rare, but often diagnosed during the neonatal period with neonatal screening. This is blood work done when a newborn infant is about 24 hours old. Making an early diagnosis is very important because dietary management will protect the body and brain from damage and possible death.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of maple syrup urine disease?

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Mental retardation: This disease occurs statistically in 1 in 10000 births. Urine smells exactly the same as the vermont maple syrup. Being recessive, both parents have to give the gene to theiroffspring. That is why it is more risky to marry a cousin.

Question 10

please tell me what causes maple syrup urine disease?

Accepted Answer

Recessive defect: Msud is an inherited defect in in metabolism.This results when two asymptomatic carrier parents give their fetus a defective gene. After birth, the baby will lack an enzyme needed to break down branch chained protein structures.These build up in the blood ; spill into the urine producing the characteristic odor.The parents are unaffected because a single copy of the normal gene do the  work.

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