Metabolic disorders occur at any disease. This is due to the fact that the metabolism is very sensitive to any changes in the body - disease, injury, effects of stress, and so on. That is why it is so important for any diseases to eat right and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

What is metabolism

Metabolism and energy - is a set of processes of transformation of matter and energy that occur in living organisms and the exchange of matter and energy between organisms and the environment

In the process of metabolism, entering the body with food substances are converted into own substances of tissues and the "extra" products that are excreted. In addition, when chemical reactions of different substances produced energy which is necessary as the cells and throughout the body for life.

Metabolism regulation carried out by means of hormonal and nervous systems.

What happens in the body for metabolic disorders

Metabolic disturbances underlie all functional and organic (the restructuring) damage organs and tissues. Metabolism can occur at different levels: molecular, cellular, at the level of organs and tissues, at the level of the whole organism.

Begin violations are always the molecular level. Normally, at this level there is a harmonious blend of the processes of synthesis (anabolism) and breakdown (catabolism) of various substances. Violation catabolism leads to lack of energy, anabolism - to impaired synthesis of vital substances - enzymes, hormones, and so forth. At this level, there may be disturbances in carbohydrate (glucose uptake), fat (waste fat) and protein (protein catabolism and anabolism) exchange.

In case of violation of metabolic processes at the cellular level is broken, first of all, the state of cell membranes. This leads to disruption of the interaction of cells with intercellular space, that is, the violation of cellular metabolism. If such violations occur in utero, they can lead to an incorrect cell division - uneven distribution of chromosomal material between the newly formed cells. And it's all turn causes a wide range of chromosomal disorders accompanied by severe metabolic disorders.

Manifestations of metabolic disorders at organs and tissues depend on the functions of these organ systems in the body. Disrupted system interaction of these bodies with environment that reduces their function. So, in violation of the gastrointestinal tract suffers digestion, respiratory and blood circulation - the intake of oxygen and removing carbon dioxide and so on. It may also violate the regulation of metabolic processes such as hormonal and nervous.

At the level of the whole organism is primarily concerned with the disorder neurohumoral regulation of metabolism. It may occur as an increase or decrease in function of the central nervous system and endocrine glands. Such violations lead to dystrophic changes in tissues and organs, arising on a background of violations of interaction between them. Such violations occur in diabetes Diabetes , Diffuse toxic goiter, obesity associated with a dysfunction of the hypothalamus, and so on. Extreme forms of such disorders is obesity and cachexia (wasting), which appear in the background of deep disorders relation between processes of anabolism and catabolism.

Causes of

Metabolic disorders can be caused by both external and internal factors.

External factors that lead to changes in metabolism include eating disorders (lack of certain necessary ingredients, low calorie, malnutrition, overeating, etc.), various types of intoxication (ions of heavy metals, carbon monoxide, toxins, bacteria, and other) infections. From all of these influences often suffers from the formation of the body's enzymes - substances that speed up many times all biochemical reactions.

Internal factors that cause metabolic - is a genetic disorder of enzyme synthesis (fermentopathy), transport proteins (e.g., hemoglobin, which carries oxygen), proteins required for the synthesis of immune cells and others. As a result of genetic abnormalities in the body are accumulated unconverted during metabolic substrates (metabolites). These metabolites have a toxic effect on the body by inhibiting the action of other enzymes, causing hypoxia (oxygen starvation) tissues.

Metabolic disorders occur and cancer - is a violation of the regulation of protein synthesis. On a basic violation of the others have imposed metabolic disorders, developing malignant tumors.

How to prevent a metabolic disorder

Warn metabolic disorder is possible by means of rational (balanced) nutrition, protection against all kinds of external intoxications, infections, stress, compliance with the optimum mode of work and rest.

When endogenous disorders (enzymopathies) matters as early as possible their detection and correction using a special diet.

Galina Romanenko