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
Biography
Dr. Elena Philippou is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and a Visiting Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at King’s College London, United Kingdom. As a registered dietitian, she also holds private consultations on diet-related issues, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
She obtained a BSc degree in Nutrition and a postgraduate diploma in Dietetics from King’s College London, London, England, in 2001 and 2002, respectively. She worked as a dietitian for the National Health Service in the United Kingdom and in parallel completed a postgraduate certificate in behavioral management of adult obesity awarded by the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England. In 2008, she completed her PhD studies at Imperial College London, focusing on the role of dietary carbohydrates and specifically dietary GI in weight maintenance and cardiovascular disease prevention. Her research has been published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented in scientific conferences.
In 2012, Dr. Philippou obtained a postgraduate certificate in continuing professional academic development program in learning and teaching in higher education awarded by the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, and became a member of U.K.’s Higher Education Academy. She lectures on various topics, including public health nutrition, nutritional assessment, and medical nutrition therapy of various diseases.
Dr. Philippou’s current research interest is in the role of dietary GI manipulation and the Mediterranean diet on cognitive function including investigation of the potential underlying mechanisms.
