A young child who presents with otherwise normal development has persistent diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain after eating. A dairy elimination diet was attempted without successful relief. After feeding with sucrose, the level of glucose in the blood barely increased. Using your knowledge of metabolism and enzymes consider, how might this be possible? a. deficiency of salivary amylase b. hereditary lactase deficiency C. secondary lactase deficiency d. hereditary insufficiency of sucrase e. disorders of transporters

A young child who presents with otherwise normal development has persistent diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain after eating. A dairy elimination diet was attempted without successful relief. After feeding with sucrose, the level of glucose in the blood barely increased. Using your knowledge of metabolism and enzymes consider, how might this be possible? a. deficiency of salivary amylase b. hereditary lactase deficiency C. secondary lactase deficiency d. hereditary insufficiency of sucrase e. disorders of transporters

Ebk:Nutrition & Diet Therapy

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Chapter20: Nutrition Therapy For Liver And Gallbladder Diseases

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