English Explanatory Dictionary

glycemic index

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of the rate at which blood sugar levels rise after eating a particular type of food, on a scale where the index of glucose or ordinary table sugar is 100.

Word forms

glycemic index glycemic indexes glycemic indices

Etymology

Introduced 1981 by David J. Jenkins et al.

Synonyms

glycaemic index GI
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