CSF GLUCOSE. 1  Increased CSF glucose is a sign of high blood sugar. 2  Decreased CSF glucose may be due to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), bacterial or fungal infection (such as meningitis), tuberculosis, or certain other types of meningitis.
Water is an essential nutrient that is involved in every function of the body. 1  Water helps transport nutrients and waste products in and out of cells. 2  Water is necessary for all digestive, absorption, circulatory, and excretory functions. 3  Water is needed for the utilization of the water-soluble vitamins.
In many parts of the world, it is in short supply. From a biological standpoint, water has many distinct properties that are critical for the proliferation of life that set it apart from other substances. It carries out this role by allowing organic compounds to react in ways that ultimately allow replication. All known forms of life depend on water. Water is vital both as a solvent in which many of the body's solutes dissolve and as an essential part of many metabolic processes within the body.