• Thirteen participants fasted and took the fasted blood sugar level. The participants were split into four groups based on substances consumed after fasting blood sugar was measured: oral glucose tolerance test group (OGTT), a high glycemic load (HGL) meal, medium glycemic load (MGL) meal, and low glycemic load (LGL) meal.
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• Blood sugar levels were measured fasted, and 30 minutes, 60 minutes, and 120 minutes post-prandial.
Blood sugar levels were the highest in the OGTT group and the lowest in the low GL group. The high glucose meal had the highest blood sugar levels out of those who ate food. ​
• Glycemic load affects blood sugar levels due to how food is digested.

• Six subjects, three well-conditioned and three poorly conditioned, performed the Harvard Step Test. The well-conditioned subjects had a quicker heart rate recovery of 27 bpm after exercising compared to the poorly-conditioned subjects heart rate recovery of 20 bpm
• The well-conditioned subjects were physically fit and were able to regulate blood pressure and pulse after exercise better than the poorly-conditioned subjects
• Cardiovascular health is important because it can indicate the presence of cardiovascular diseases. Testing blood pressure and pulse after exercise in well-conditioned and poorly-conditioned subjects indicate the health advantages and differences seen in cardiovascular health based on lifestyle choices and habits.

Health supplements are widely used among the general public for a variety of applications, however due to not being regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, there is typically scant independent scientific studies on their physicochemical properties. One such supplement that has shown promise for enhanced weight loss is 4-phenyl-2-butanone, commonly referred to as raspberry ketone(1). This study experimentally determined the partition coefficient of raspberry ketone.

The partition coefficient is a physicochemical trait that indicates whether a substance will be absorbed by plants, animals, humans, or other living tissue; or if it will be carried away and disseminated in water. These values are important to medicinal chemists in determining how compounds may be distributed in the human body(2).

A standard curve of concentration versus absorbance was created to measure the partitioning of raspberry ketone in a mixture of water and 1-octanol, which was determined to be 0.74. This value indicates a hydrophobic preference. Experimental details and discussion of the results are provided herein.