Dietary Glycaemic Index Labelling: A Global Perspective

Nutrients

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Alan W. Barclay¹  Peter R. Ellis²  Jordi Salas-Salvadó³  Mònica Bulló³  Gabriele Riccardi⁴  Carlo La Vecchia⁵  John L. Sievenpiper⁶  David J.A. Jenkins⁶  Andreea Zurbau⁶  Cyril W.C. Kendall⁶  Walter C. Willett⁷  Elizabeth Delport⁸  Kathy Usic⁹  Kalpana Bhaskaran¹⁰  Arne Astrup¹¹  Antonia Trichopoulou¹²  Furio Brighenti¹³  Thomas M.S. Wolever¹⁴  Antonio Ceriello¹⁵  Geoffrey Livesey¹⁶  Anette Buyken¹⁷  Livia S. A. Augustin¹⁸  Andrea Poli¹⁹  Yang Yuexin²⁰  Jennie C. Brand-Miller²¹  Marie-Ann Vanginkel²²  C. Jeyakumar Henry²³ 

[1] Accredited Practising Dietitian, Sydney 2209, Australia;

[2] Biopolymers Group, Departments of Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK;

[3] Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Reus, Spain;

[4] Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, 80147 Naples, Italy;

[5] Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università Degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy;

[6] Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada;

[7] Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA;

[8] Glycemic Index Foundation of South Africa or Glycemic Index Foundation SA, Nelspruit 1201, South Africa;

[9] Glycemic Index Foundation, Glebe 2037, Australia;

[10] Glycemic Index Research Unit, Centre for Applied Nutrition Services, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore 52975, Singapore;

[11] Healthy Weight Center, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Tuborg Havnevej 19, DK 2900 Hellerup, Denmark;

[12] Hellenic Health Foundation, 115 27 Athens, Greece;

[13] Human Nutrition Unit, Food & Drug Department, Università Degli Studi di Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy;

[14] INQUIS Clinical Research Ltd., Toronto, ON M5C 2N8, Canada;

[15] IRCCS MultiMedica, 20099 Milan, Italy;

[16] Independent Nutrition Logic Ltd., Wymondham NR18 0QX, UK;

[17] Institute of Nutrition, Consumption and Health, Paderborn University, 33098 Paderborn, Germany;

[18] Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy;

[19] NFI—Nutrition Foundation of Italy, 20124 Milan, Italy;

[20] National Institute of Nutrition for Health, Beijing 100051, China;

[21] School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney 2006, Australia;

[22] School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4AT, UK;

[23] Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, Singapore 117599, Singapore;

关键词: glycaemic index;    diabetes;    food labels;    food regulation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu13093244

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The glycaemic index (GI) is a food metric that ranks the acute impact of available (digestible) carbohydrates on blood glucose. At present, few countries regulate the inclusion of GI on food labels even though the information may assist consumers to manage blood glucose levels. Australia and New Zealand regulate GI claims as nutrition content claims and also recognize the GI Foundation’s certified Low GI trademark as an endorsement. The GI Foundation of South Africa endorses foods with low, medium and high GI symbols. In Asia, Singapore’s Healthier Choice Symbol has specific provisions for low GI claims. Low GI claims are also permitted on food labels in India. In China, there are no national regulations specific to GI; however, voluntary claims are permitted. In the USA, GI claims are not specifically regulated but are permitted, as they are deemed to fall under general food-labelling provisions. In Canada and the European Union, GI claims are not legal under current food law. Inconsistences in food regulation around the world undermine consumer and health professional confidence and call for harmonization. Global provisions for GI claims/endorsements in food standard codes would be in the best interests of people with diabetes and those at risk.

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