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glycemic

American  
[glahy-seem-ik] / glaɪˈsim ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to glycemia, or the presence of sugar in the blood.


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The American College of Sports Medicine’s position is that exercising after meals and in the afternoon outperforms fasting and morning exercise sessions for glycemic control.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026

Current prescribing criteria center on body mass index thresholds and glycemic targets, metabolic markers that tell us something about a patient’s need for weight loss but nothing about their underlying GLP-1 physiology.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Using advanced statistical methods, the research team identified the point at which higher dietary glycemic index values were linked to increased dementia risk.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

This low fluctuation glycemic response could be beneficial to the body in the long run, researchers say.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

The glycemic index is a system that ranks foods and diets according to their potential to raise blood sugar.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

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