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Metabolic diseases
Metabolism refers to how your body makes energy from your daily intake of food. Specifically, your body breaks down what you consume, and stores the building blocks as energy for immediate use or for long-term storage. When this process is not properly functioning, you have a metabolic disorder. A type of metabolic disorder is diabetes.
How long it usually lasts:
Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)
How common is it?
Common
Metabolic syndrome
Condition
Calcium metabolism disorders
Condition
Iron overload (hemochromatosis)
Condition
Lipid metabolism disorders
Condition
Insulin shock
Condition
Lou gehrig's disease (ALS)
Condition
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Condition
Amyloidosis
Condition
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