Enzyme Deficiency Cause Ailments or Research Paper

Lipases digest fat and fat soluble vitamins. Enzyme.com reports, "Lipase deficient people have decreased cell permeability, meaning nutrients cannot get in and the waste cannot get out of the cell. For example, diabetics are lipase deficient and cannot get glucose into their cells, and wastes or unwanted substances cannot get out." Heart disease can come from this.

Cellulase deficiency can lead to sugar or gluten intolerance. Enzyme.com writes, "Cellulase deficiency is a malabsorption syndrome (impaired absorption of nutrients, vitamins, or minerals from the diet by the lining of the small intestine) with its many symptoms of lower abdominal gas, pain, bloating and problems associated with the jejunum and pancreas as well as nervous system conditions such as Bell's Palsy, Tic and facial neuralgia."

Ethnicity can be related to deficiencies of the body. Emedicine.medscape.com (2010) reports, "Congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency is most common in Canadian Eskimos and natives of Greenland. They cannot breakdown sucrose and maltose leading to intestinal discomfort. Deficiency of trehalose, a sugar found almost exclusively in mushrooms, is rare, except in natives of Greenland.It also cause intestinal discomfort. Adult-onset lactase deficiency is most common in persons of Asian, African, and Mediterranean descent." This causes intolerance to milk products and causes intestinal discomfort. There are numerous deficiencies that effect different races and also different geographical regions.

Conclusion

Enzyme deficiency is a very serious problem and may be the causes of more sicknesses and diseases than doctors are realizing. Fatigue, anxiety, weight loss or gain, and several other ailments could actually be caused by enzyme deficiencies. Discomfort and even death can occur from deficiencies of enzymes in the body.

Enzyme deficiencies, besides those listed in this paper also cause problems in cell and cell production which leads to mutations, birth defects, and genetic disorders.

Bibliography

Enzymes.com. (2010). "Enzyme deficiencies" Retrieved on April 19, 2010 from http://www.enzymes.com/enzyme_deficiencies.html

Emedicine.medscape.com. (2010). Retrieved on April 19, 2010 from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/931041-overview.....