glycemic index

English

Etymology

Introduced 1981 by David J. Jenkins et al.

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.
   • 2012, Glycemic Index: 50 Essential Recipes for Today's Busy Cook‎^[1], Adams Media, →ISBN:

     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, including obesity and diabetes.

Synonyms

• glycaemic index, GI

Translations

measure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 血糖生成指數／血糖生成指数 (xuètáng shēngchéng zhǐshù), 升糖指數 (shēngtáng zhǐshù)

• Finnish: glykeeminen indeksi, glykemiaindeksi, sokeristumisindeksi
• German: glykämischer Index m
• Hungarian: glikémiás index

Further reading

• glycemic index on Wikipedia.Wikipedia