glycemic

[glahy-seem-ik]

adjective

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

Example Sentences

A pilot study soon to appear in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and involving 95 participants found that three popular Indian mango varities - Safeda, Dasheri and Langra - produced similar or lower glycemic responses than white bread over two hours of glucose testing.

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

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“So knowing that, it’s not perhaps surprising that there were cardiovascular benefits that were potentially even outside of the degree of weight loss that we see, or the degree of glycemic control that we see,” Coviello explained.

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One of the many attributes of the Mediterranean diet that may be responsible for its effect on mood is its low glycemic index.

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Research has shown that women, in particular, are more sensitive to the effects of the glycemic index and diet overall.

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