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Glycemic load (GL)

Glycemic Load is equal to the Glycemic Index of a food times the number of grammes of carbohydrates in the serving of food that's being eaten. Glycemic Load is believed to correlate more directly to blood-sugar level changes than Glycemic Index.

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