Phenomena and Processes

Glycemic Load

A quantitative value of a measured amount of a specific food that is equal to the GLYCEMIC INDEX of that food multiplied by the carbohydrate content of that food.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A quantitative value of a measured amount of a specific food that is equal to the GLYCEMIC INDEX of that food multiplied by the carbohydrate content of that food.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Load, Glycemic

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

GLYCEMIC INDEX is also available

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History Note

2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Glycemic Index (2003-2015)

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Tree Numbers

  1. G07.203.650w.660w.750w
  2. J01.576w.423w.850w.730w.750w.750w
  3. N06.850w.601w.750w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glycemic Load. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000067940. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000067940
  2. Glycemic Load. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_load
  3. Glycemic Load. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1929014