Glycemic Index

Preferred Label : Glycemic Index;

NCIt synonyms : GI;

NCIt definition : A ranking of the relationship between various foods and glucose blood serum levels. The carbohydrate composition of the food directly effects the concentration of glucose in the blood. 2005;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A measure of the increase in the level of blood glucose (a type of sugar) caused by eating a specific carbohydrate (food that contains sugar) compared with eating a standard amount of glucose. Foods with a high glycemic index release glucose quickly and cause a rapid rise in blood glucose. Foods with a low glycemic index release glucose slowly into the blood. A relationship between the glycemic index and recurrent colorectal cancer is being studied.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000599964;

Details

Origin ID

C46090;

UMLS CUI

C1136206;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Guanine nucleotide-binding protein, alpha-inhibiting activity polypeptide 1 [OMIM gene]
- glycaemic index [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- glycemic index [MeSH Descriptor]
- glycemic index [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Quantitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- glycemic index [MeSH Descriptor]
- glycemic index [MeSH concept]

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