A weight reducing diet required the daily intake of ‘liquid protein’[soup of hydrolyzed gelatin], water and an assortments of vitamins. All other food and drink were to be avoided. People on this diet typically lost 10 to 14kg in the first week. A number of persons on this diet died. What are some of the dangers inherent in the diet and how can they lead to death?

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Explanation:

From the information given, it should be noted that Gelatin has a nutritional distribution of amino acids that's unbalanced.

It should be noted that in a scenario whereby large amounts of gelatin are ingested into the body such that there is catabolizing of the excess amino acids, there will be an excess of the urwa cycle capacity which then brings about ammonia toxicity.

Furthermore, the dehydration which can be caused due to the excretion of large amount of urea can also lead to death.