Dr Rakesh is an accomplished entrepreneur and is the CEO and President of GLAX Health LLC.

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES, August 17, 2022

— Dr. Rakesh Srivastava – Human Diseases And Metabolic Process

The two main types of metabolic process include anabolism and catabolism. During anabolism, the body uses energy from your food to create new body cells from smaller units. On the other hand, catabolism involves the breakdown of larger molecules to generate energy in the body or preserve the smaller molecules for use during anabolic processes. 

You are said to have a metabolic disorder when your body has too little or too much of the essential nutrients and substances that keep you alive. As we mentioned earlier, a slight change in your metabolism could negatively impact your overall health and well-being. The following is a list of common metabolic disorders.

Gaucher’s disease

Mitochondrial disorders

Hemochromatosis

Phenylketonuria

It is not uncommon for you to inherit a metabolic disorder from someone in your family. Too much or too little of a hormone could result in the development of metabolic disease. Metabolic disorders could also develop when a specific major organ stops functioning normally. Lastly, eating too much or too little of a particular food could be a likely cause of a metabolic disorder.

Here are the signs and symptoms that could indicate you have a metabolic disorder.

Change in skin colour

Weight loss or gain

Nausea or vomiting

Weakness in your muscles

Pain in the stomach

Reduced or lack of appetite

Fatigue

Developmental problems

Dr Srivastava’s findings on metabolism

Dr Rakesh and his group noted that high glucose levels favoured the growth of cancer cells. Therefore, disrupting this metabolic process would effectively hinder the growth of tumours within the body. Riluzole is a drug medical professionals use to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. According to Dr Srivastava, this drug can also inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer cells. He also discovered that the introduction of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as SARS-coV-2, impaired the immune response, cell metabolism and antiviral signalling in the body. Dr Srivastava strongly believes that understanding this reprogramming effect in SARS-coV-2 could help scientists fight the pandemic and restore the world to what it used to be.

Dr Rakesh has conducted extensive research in numerous fields, including immunology, therapeutics, nutrition, obesity, cancer and diabetes. Dr Rakesh’s publications are outstanding and have received more than 28,000 citations over the years. We hope this article has helped you learn more about metabolism and human diseases.