There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE about the effectiveness of MCFA in prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, fatty liver [13], chylothorax (
a rare lung disorder)[20] and ischemic heart disease or in decreasing body fat, improving the absorption of calcium and magnesium, decreasing high cholesterol [7], increasing lean muscle or promoting weight loss [4,7,8,9,10,12].
Not exact matches
In
rare cases, failure to gain weight can turn out to be a result of a
lung problem, such as cystic fibrosis; a nervous system problem, such as cerebral palsy; a chromosome problem, such as Down syndrome; heart disease; anemia; or a metabolic or an endocrine
disorder, such as growth hormone deficiency.
U-M also offers special expertise in caring for
rare respiratory
disorders including primary ciliary dyskinesia and interstitial
lung disease.
Diamond - Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a
rare blood
disorder that occurs when the bone marrow fails to make red blood cells, which are essential for carrying oxygen from the
lungs to all the other parts of the body.
Cystic fibrosis is a
rare genetic
disorder characterized by impaired
lung and digestive function.
A CT Scan of his chest later revealed that the 1 year old had a congenital defect called lobar emphysema — a
rare disorder in which air becomes trapped inside one of the
lung lobes.