glycemic index

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glycemic index

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Introduced 1981 by David J. Jenkins et al.

noun glycemic indexes · glycemic indices

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 concerns
Similar: glycaemic index, GI

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noun measure

中文	血糖生成指數 /血糖生成指数 xuètáng shēngchéng zhǐshù, 升糖指數 /升糖指数 shēngtáng zhǐshù
Deutsch	glykämischer Index

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@misc{glycemic_index_2026,
  title = {glycemic index},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glycemic%20index},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}