glycemic index
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002912
A scale of the effects of foods on blood glucose concentrations shortly after ingestion.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002912 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality |
| Synonyms | glycaemic index |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | nutritive value; food composition; glycemic effect; blood glucose; diabetes; carbohydrate metabolism; glucose tolerance tests; glycemic load; insulin |
| Translations | Spanish: índice glucémico |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002912",
"term": "glycemic index",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A scale of the effects of foods on blood glucose concentrations shortly after ingestion.",
"synonyms": [
"glycaemic index"
],
"subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
"see_also": [
"nutritive value",
"food composition",
"glycemic effect",
"blood glucose",
"diabetes",
"carbohydrate metabolism",
"glucose tolerance tests",
"glycemic load",
"insulin"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "índice glucémico"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/glycemic-index/"
}
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