Introduction to Dietary Carbohydrates and the Glycemic Index Elena Philippou and Ayesha Salem Al Dhaheri Common Criticisms of the Glycemic Index Effie Viguiliouk, Viranda H. Jayalath, Vanessa Ha, and Thomas M.S. Wolever Measuring the Glycemic Index of Foods Fiona S. Atkinson, Kai Lin Ek, and Jennie C. Brand-Miller Glycemic Index and Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence on Prevention and Management and Implications on Insulin Resistance Laura Chiavaroli, Livia S.A. Augustin, Cyril W.

C. Kendall, and David J.A. Jenkins Glycemic Index and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prevention and Management Vanessa Ha, Effie Viguiliouk, Arash Mirrahimi, John L. Sievenpiper, Russell J. de Souza, Cyril W.C. Kendall, David J.

A. Jenkins, and Thomas M.S. Wolever Glycemic Index in Preventing and Managing Obesity: Implications for Appetite and Body Weight Regulation Anne Raben, Signe Nyby, and Martí Juanola-Falgarona Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Cancer Prevention Livia S.A. Augustin, Laura Chiavaroli, Stephanie Nishi, Arash Mirrahimi, Cyril W.C. Kendall, and David J.

A. Jenkins Manipulating Dietary Glycemic Index as a Means of Improving Exercise and Sports Performance Lars McNaughton, David Bentley, and S. Andy Sparks Dietary Glycemic Index Manipulation to Improve Cognitive Functioning: Is It Possible? Elena Philippou and Marios Constantinou GIycemic Index and Women's Health: Dietary GI in Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and during Pregnancy Kate Marsh Glycemic Index and Eye Health: Dietary Hyperglycemia and Metabolic Retinal Diseases Chung-Jung Chiu, Min-Lee Chang, and Allen Taylor Glycemic Index Use on Food Labels: Informed Food Choice or Misuse? Alan W. Barclay Creating Food Products with a Lower Glycemic Index Sophie Vinoy, Aurélie Lesdéma, Gautier Cesbron-Lavau, Aurélie Goux, and Alexandra Meynier.