types of diseases associated with metabolic disorders
The more common types of nutritional and metabolic disorders include: 1  Gaucherâs disease: This condition causes an inability to break down a particular kind of fat, which accumulates in the liver, spleen and bone marrow.
Diabetes is the most common metabolic disease. There are two types of diabetes: type 1, the cause of which is unknownâalthough there can be a genetic factorâand type 2, which can be acquired, or potentially caused by genetic factors as well.