What is the Average Glucose Level for a Human?

Photo Credit blood testing image by John Keith from Fotolia.com By Claudia Collins Overview Blood glucose is often referred to as blood sugar and is the amount of glucose circulating in the blood at any given time. Blood glucose levels are measured in milligrams per deciliter or mg/dl. The endocrine system regulates blood glucose levels in a healthy individual. Normally, insulin -- a hormone produced by the pancreas -- controls blood glucose levels. Digested carbohydrates convert into smaller...

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Nutrition: Fruit and Vegetable Colors

Photo Credit Vegetables and Fruits image by Piter Pkruger from Fotolia.com By Claudia Collins Overview According to the Produce for Better Health, PBH, it is no longer enough to eat your "greens." Nutrition and health researchers are learning that eating your blues, reds, yellows, oranges, purples, and even whites are also important for your health. An easy and fun way to remember to eat your fruits and vegetables is by thinking of eating the different colors of the rainbow. This ensures...

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Information on Hamstring Exercises

OverviewThe hamstrings are the prominent tendons found at the back of the knee, and they attach the large muscles at the back of the thigh to the bone. Hamstring muscles are actually composed of three muscles: the bicep fermoris, semitendinosus and the semimembranosus. It is important to exercise hamstrings to help prevent hamstring injury, increase stamina in cardiovascular activities, improve endurance and athletic performance, prevent or improve lower back pain and sciatica pain and prevent...

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Study: Weight-loss drug ups risk of heart attack, stroke in some

By Anne Harding, Health.com September 1, 2010 5:40 p.m. EDT (Health.com) -- Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study confirms longstanding concerns about the safety of Meridia in people with heart disease and other heart problems, who are already warned against taking the drug. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee is scheduled to meet later this month to discuss...

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