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glycaemic index

glycaemic index is the alternative spelling of glycemic index.

Meaning of glycemic index

Noun

glycemic index (plural glycemic indexes or glycemic indices)

  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.
    • There are many reasons for using the glycemic index (GI). The glycemic index has been studied for decades and was originally developed as a dietary strategy in the treatment of diabetes. Today, use of the glycemic index has expanded, and it is now used in the treatment of many common health...2012, Glycemic Index: 50 Essential Recipes for Today's Busy Cook, Adams Media, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    glycaemic index, GI

Forms of glycaemic index

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Questions about glycaemic index

What is glycaemic index the alternative spelling of?
Glycaemic index is the alternative spelling of glycemic index.

Words near glycaemic index in the dictionary

  1. glyburide
  2. glybuthiazol
  3. glybuzole
  4. glycaemia
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  8. glycaemic indices
  9. glycal
  10. glycals
  11. glycan

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