- glycaemic index
- glycaemic index nounA system for categorizing foods according to how quickly their carbohydrates are broken down into blood sugar (abbrev GI)• • •Main Entry: ↑glycaemia
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glycaemic index — UK [ɡlaɪˌsiːmɪk ˈɪndeks] / US [ɡlaɪˌsɪmɪk ˈɪndeks] noun [countable] Word forms glycaemic index : singular glycaemic index plural glycaemic indexes a system for measuring how quickly different foods allow the sugar they contain to spread into the… … English dictionary
glycaemic index — [glʌɪ si:mɪk] (US also glycemic index) noun a figure representing the relative ability of a carbohydrate food to increase the level of glucose in the blood … English new terms dictionary
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