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glycemic index

glycemic index noun: 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.

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

glycemic index meaning in Tamil

glycemic index in Tamil

குருதிச்சர்க்கரை ஏற்புச் சுட்டி

Synonyms of glycemic index

Forms of glycemic index

pluralglycemic indexes
pluralglycemic indices

Origin of glycemic index

Introduced 1981 by David J. Jenkins et al.

Questions about glycemic index

What does glycemic index mean?
Glycemic index means 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.
What is glycemic index in Tamil?
Glycemic index in Tamil is குருதிச்சர்க்கரை ஏற்புச் சுட்டி. See Glycemic index meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glycemic index?
Glycemic index is a noun.
What is the plural of glycemic index?
The plural of glycemic index is glycemic indexes.

Words near glycemic index in the dictionary

  1. glycation
  2. glycations
  3. glycemia
  4. glycemias
  5. glycemic
  6. glycemic index
  7. glycemic indexes
  8. glycemic indices
  9. glyceollin
  10. glyceollins
  11. glyceral

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