Weight loss is a tricky topic. Lots of people are unhappy with their present weight, but most aren’t sure how to change it — and many would be better off staying where they are. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines and on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. Besides, no magical diet or pill will make you look like someone else.

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What is the blood sugar level?

The blood sugar level is the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. It is also known as serum glucose level. It is expressed as millimoles per litre (mmol/l).

Normally, blood glucose levels stay within narrow limits throughout the day: 4 to 8mmol/l. But they are higher after meals and usually lowest in the morning.

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The outlook for men with erectile dysfunction (ED) has improved enormously in the first seven years of this century – so much so that almost all patients nowadays can be assured of a return to successful intercourse.

Many of these males feel that the new treatments for erection difficulty (formerly known as ‘impotence’ or ‘impotency’) have transformed their lives.

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A car made famous by the cartoon series The Pink Panther is expected to fetch up to £100,000 at auction.

The sleek pink car appeared in the titles and credits of the television series featuring the legendary pink cat and Inspector Clouseau.
The 23ft (7m) car is a lengthened 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado, complete with pink plush interior.
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A Beverly Hills mansion has been advertised for sale at $165m (£81.4m), making it the most expensive residential property listing in the US.The former home of US newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst has 29 bedrooms, three swimming pools, tennis courts, its own cinema and a nightclub.

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What is metabolism?
Metabolism is the body’s process of building molecular structures from nutrients (anabolism) and then breaking them down for energy production (catabolism). Simply stated, metabolism is the chemical and physiological processes whereby the body builds and maintains itself by breaking down food and nutrients to produce energy. Chemical processes distribute the nutrients that are absorbed into the blood after digestion. When you increase your metabolism, your body burns more calories and you experience higher energy levels.

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What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition where the blood sugar level is higher than normal.

There are two main types of diabetes.

• Type 1 diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. It is usually seen in young people.
• Type 2 diabetes – usually non insulin-dependent diabetes. It tends to affect adults over 40 and overweight people.

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Medicines can double your chances of quitting – although this is still a 20 per cent success rate at 12 months, rather than 10 percent.

There are few types of pharmaceutical products to help you quit, for example, nicotine replacement therapy.

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But it has to be dark, and it takes only a small amount to help.

Dr. Laura Svetkey, director of Duke University’s Hypertension Center stressed that the study results should not be viewed as license to gorge on chocolate. “I would be as happy as the next person if I got to eat more chocolate,” she said, but cautioned that weight gain from eating large amounts of dark chocolate would counteract any benefits on blood pressure.

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What is obesity?

Obesity is a heavy accumulation of fat in the body’s fat cells to such a serious degree that it rapidly increases the risk of obesity-associated diseases and mortality.

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