Glycaemic index: did Health Canada get it wrong? Position from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC).Comments Comment on: Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Aug;98(2):269-74; PMID: 23761481

摘要

On behalf of Health Canada, Aziz et al. (1) recently published their evaluation of the use of glycaemic index (GI) claims on food labels. Although the importance of controlling postprandial glycaemia (PPG) was recognised in the position statement, they expressed the view that the GI could be ‘misleading’ and ‘would not add value’ to the existing standards for nutrition labels. Unfortunately, several statements indicate a lack of understanding of the evidence base for current information on food labels and of the GI concept in particular.