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Adrenoleukodystrpohy
ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy) is a disease that develops in males from
the ages of 5-10 years old with a gradual disturbance in gait and slight
intellectual impairment. There is usually rapid progression with
hypotension, seizures, visual complaints, and difficulty in swallowing all
symptoms appearing within time. These children are born without the proper
enzyme to break down long chains of fatty acids. This ....
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.... Goals
~to decrease the exogenous source of VLCFA- food sources of
fats, cholesterol, grains, nuts, fruits and vegatables skins,
milk (very restrictive diet)
~to decrease the endogenous production of VLCFA with the
ingestion of monosaturated VLCFA’s
Types of Oils
~Glyceryl Trierucate Oil (GTO)
- 90% oleic acid found naturally in olive oil & sunflower seed oil
- ingestion results in decrease in VLCFA’s by 50% in four months
~Glyceryl Trioleate Oil ....
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