Galactosemia metabolic pathway

Metabolic pathway of galactose. Inherited defects that lead to galactosemia. 

This discussion of the more unusual types of melliturias will deal with the nonglucose melliturias exclusive of galactosemia. Because studies relating to the latter have become quite extensive and the interrelationships of galactose with other metabolic pathways are becoming more clearly delineated, separate treatment is required. 

There is no way to treat milk to make it safe for people who have galactosemia, so affected individuals must avoid milk during childhood. Fortunately, a galactose-free diet is easy to achieve simply by avoiding milk. After puberty, the development of other metabolic pathways for galactose alleviates the problem in most afflicted individuals. For people who want to avoid milk, there are plenty of milk substitutes, such as soy mUk or rice milk. You can even get your latte or mocha made with soy mUk at Starbucks nowadays. 

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