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Dietary Glycaemic Index Labelling: A Global Perspective.

Accredited Practising Dietitian, Sydney 2209, Australia. Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy. Human Nutrition Unit, Food & Drug Department, Università Degli Studi di Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy. Glycemic Index Foundation of South Africa or Glycemic Index Foundation SA, Nelspruit 1201, South Africa. Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, Singapore 117599, Singapore. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada. Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada. Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada. Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada. Glycemic Index Foundation, Glebe 2037, Australia. National Institute of Nutrition for Health, Beijing 100051, China. INQUIS Clinical Research Ltd., Toronto, ON M5C 2N8, Canada. Healthy Weight Center, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Tuborg Havnevej 19, DK 2900 Hellerup, Denmark. Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Reus, Spain. Institut d'Investigació Pere Virgili (IISPV), Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Reus, 43204 Reus, Spain. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), 28029 Madrid, Spain. Institute of Nutrition, Consumption and Health, Paderborn University, 33098 Paderborn, Germany. IRCCS MultiMedica, 20099 Milan, Italy. Biopolymers Group, Departments of Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, UK. School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4AT, UK. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università Degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy. Independent Nutrition Logic Ltd., Wymondham NR18 0QX, UK. NFI-Nutrition Foundation of Italy, 20124 Milan, Italy. Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, 80147 Naples, Italy. Hellenic Health Foundation, 115 27 Athens, Greece. Glycemic Index Research Unit, Centre for Applied Nutrition Services, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore 52975, Singapore. Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney 2006, Australia.

Nutrients. 2021;(9)
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Abstract

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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