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Glycemic Index (GI)
For Glycemic Index (GI) we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Fitness and Weight Loss.
Glycemic Index (Gi) (Fitness) 
A measuring system to find the extent of which various foods raise the blood sugar level. The benchmark is white bread, which has a GI of 100. The higher the score, the greater the extents of blood sugar raise. E.g. Dextrose scores 138 (HIGH) whereas fructose 31 (LOW).
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Glycemic Index (Gi) (Weight Loss)
A system that ranks carbohydrate-containing foods by their short-term effect on blood sugar.
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