The Glycemic Index 40 Years Later: A Fresh Look at Its Reliability, Utility and Value (Sponsored Satellite Program)

Chair(s)

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  Mitch Kanter, PhD

  Alliance for Potato Research & Education (APRE)

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Speaker(s)

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  Nirupa Matthan, PhD

  Associate Professor/Scientist 1
  Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory
  Tufts University
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Mindy Patterson, PhD, RDN

  Associate Professor
  Texas Woman's University
  Houston, Texas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Over the past 30 years, the glycemic index (GI) has increasingly been used as shorthand for carbohydrate food quality, with some calling for its use in federal and global dietary guidance and policy. However, GI was not originally intended to be a broad-based tool, but rather a measure of predicted glycemic impact in people with type 2 diabetes. Studies have shown that the GI's inter- and intra-individual variability limits its real-world utility, and reliance on GI has not been shown to improve overall diet quality or health outcomes compared to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines’ healthy dietary patterns. In this session, top researchers discuss more recent findings that demonstrate the GI’s limitations and offer new recommendations to more meaningfully assess the true quality of carbohydrate foods.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ET

  Introduction - The Glycemic Index 40 Years Later: A Fresh Look at Its Reliability, Utility and Value (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Speaker: Mitch Kanter, PhD – Alliance for Potato Research & Education (APRE)
• 8:35 AM – 8:50 AM ET

  Inter- and Intra-Individual Variability in Glycemic Response to a Single Food (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Speaker: Nirupa R. Matthan, PhD – Tufts University
• 8:50 AM – 9:05 AM ET

  Glycemic Index vs Precision Nutrition to Predict Postprandial Glycemic Response (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Speaker: Mindy A. Patterson, PhD, RDN – Texas Woman's University
• 9:05 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Panel Discussion - The Glycemic Index 40 Years Later: A Fresh Look at Its Reliability, Utility and Value (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Chair: Mitch Kanter, PhD – Alliance for Potato Research & Education (APRE)

  Speaker: Nirupa R. Matthan, PhD – Tufts University

  Speaker: Mindy A. Patterson, PhD, RDN – Texas Woman's University