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Re:Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain by simonebrunozzi on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:23PM (#19931471)
What's "GI"?

Please don't use acronyms that people might not understand.

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Re:Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain by str33t_punk on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:56PM (#19931865)
GI is a pretty common acronym for 'gastro intestinal'

'The GI Doc', 'I have GI issues', etc

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Re:Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain by jolmg on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:57PM (#19932472)
First time I've seen it. If it weren't for this discussion, my first thought on a GI Doc might be that it's a doctor in a military zone or is otherwise related to the military.

The first 5 results on

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gi

say that it's either "Government Issue" or "General Infantry". Gastrointestinal isn't even among the results.

Google's first few results are likewise about the military.

Keep in mind that HN is a global community.

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Re:Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain by 52-6F-62 on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:25PM (#19931494)
gastro-intestinal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrointestinal_tract

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Re:Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain by jolmg on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:26PM (#19931503)
It took me some time to figure it out, but I think it's "gastrointestinal".
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Re:Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain by fwip on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:24PM (#19931486)
Gastro-intestinal.
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Re:Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain by pault on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:25PM (#19932171)
General Infantry.
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