If our society chooses to ignore the reality of limited water resources, the number of people impacted will double from 2.4 billion people to 4.8 billion - 52% of the world's population! The increase in population will drive a greater demand for food and economic development (i.e., water). Approximately half (49%) of global grain production and 45% of total GDP ($63 trillion) will be at risk due to water stress by 2050. Consider that the total GDP at risk is 1.5 times the entire global economy today!
Pyruvate kinase blood test. The pyruvate kinase test measures the level of the enzyme pyruvate kinase in the blood. Pyruvate kinase is an enzyme found in red blood cells. It helps change sugar in the blood (glucose) to energy when oxygen levels are low. A blood sample is needed. In the laboratory, white blood cells are removed from the blood sample because they can alter test results.
One of the measurements made during a complete blood count test is the hematocrit. A hematocrit blood test or an HCT blood test is a test where the total volume of red blood cells is checked vis-a-vis the volume of blood that has been drawn. The HCT blood test is therefore used to determine how much of the blood drawn is made up of red blood cells. There are two factors that are variables when it comes to the HCT blood test results. The number of red blood cells in the blood is one such factor. The other factor is the size of each red blood cell. Also read more on MCH blood test.