However, when blood glucose levels fall during a long fast, the bodyâs glycogen stores dwindle and additional sources of blood sugar are required. To help make up this shortfall, the liver, along with the kidneys, uses amino acids, lactic acid and glycerol to produce glucose. This process is known as gluconeogenesis.
What is colour blindness? Colour (color) blindness (colour vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women in the world. In Britain this means that there are approximately 2.7 million colour blind people (about 4.5% of the entire population), most of whom are male.
Color blindness affects up to 10% of males in some communities, and on average 7% of males worldwide. Women can have color blindness, but most types of color blindness are sex linked and the dual X chromosomes that females have protect them from it most of the time.To understand the science behind color blindness, visit my how color blindness works (science) page.ed Green Color Blindness. 1  Protanomaly is caused by defective L-cones, lowering sensitivity to red hues. 2  Protanopia is caused by absent L-Cones, removing the ability to see reds â a severe form of color blindness.