Meanings
plural glycemic indexes · plural 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.
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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.
2012, Glycemic Index: 50 Essential Recipes for Today's Busy Cook, Adams Media, →ISBNSynonyms: glycaemic index, GI
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
Introduced 1981 by David J. Jenkins et al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 血糖生成指數 /血糖生成指数, 升糖指數 /升糖指数
- 血糖生成指數 /血糖生成指数 (xuètáng shēngchéng zhǐshù)measure
- 升糖指數 /升糖指数 (shēngtáng zhǐshù)measure
Finnish glykeeminen indeksi, glykemiaindeksi
- glykeeminen indeksimeasure
- glykemiaindeksimeasure
- sokeristumisindeksimeasure
German glykämischer Index
- glykämischer Indexmeasure
Hungarian glikémiás index
- glikémiás indexmeasure
Polish indeks glikemiczny, wskaźnik glikemiczny
- indeks glikemicznymeasure
- wskaźnik glikemicznymeasure
Turkish glisemik indeks
- glisemik indeksmeasure
Cite this entry
glycemic index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycemic%20index
“glycemic index.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycemic%20index. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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