A Decade of Commitment: More to Come

A decade ago, the inaugural article of this column addressed evidence associated with the glycemic index (GI). This topic was controversial in 2004, and it remains of questionable clinical value in dietary management. Even the 2010 Dietary Guidelines indicated there was strong evidence that glycemic index and glycemic load (GL) studies were not associated with body weight, and inconsistent or weak evidence related to GI or GL relative to type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease (CVD). Obviously…