glycemic index

== English == === Etymology === Introduced 1981 by David J. Jenkins et al. === Noun === glycemic index (plural glycemic indexes or 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. ==== Synonyms ==== glycaemic index, GI ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === glycemic index on Wikipedia.Wikipedia