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This 2011 review surveys biological markers of depression and its comorbidities. Directly addressing these biomarkers — which often can be done through changes to diet, exercise, and lifestyle alone — may be an effective means to manage depression and reduce its associated disease burden.

A 2020 study by the team at Boston Children’s Hospital found a low-carbohydrate diet increases post-meal circulating energy levels and may support reduced calorie intake over time.

Many dieters believe a calorie is a calorie and operating at a calorie deficit is the key to weight loss. However, counting calories is an ineffective and often unhealthy diet method. The body processes calories from different sources in different ways, and assuming all calories are equal often leads to overconsumption of refined carbohydrates. Tyler Hass explains why eating high-quality foods and exercising with high intensity is the most effective way to drive favorable changes in body composition.

Dr. Robert Lustig claims, "Sugar in excess is a toxin, unrelated to its calories. The dose determines the poison. Like alcohol, a little sugar is fine, but a lot is not. And the food industry has put us way over our limit." Here, Dr. Lustig explains how the lie that a calorie is a calorie gets perpetuated and why that's a problem.

Bill Starr on what bench pressing can do for athletes in any sport — even Olympic weightlifting.

This 2020 study found body fat and anaerobic fatigue tolerance and power — not overall strength or aerobic capacity — most accurately predicted Murph times in a small group of trained CrossFit athletes.

This 2019 review summarizes the mechanisms that regulate ketogenesis and analyzes the impact of ketones on specific disease states.

A New York Times article published in the 1990s encapsulated the fat-related hysteria of the day by recommending buttered movie popcorn come with a life insurance add-on. Meanwhile, Dr. Robert Atkins, creator of the Atkins diet, was touting a low-carb diet high in fat and ruffling more than a few feathers along the way. When Atkins died in 2003, his detractors were quick to blame his diet, even if that meant distorting the facts and breaching several codes of ethics.

In a significant victory for CrossFit affiliates and trainers, on June 30, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Occupational Freedom and Opportunity Act (HB 1193), permitting CrossFit trainers across the state to provide nutrition guidance to their members and clients. Previously, Florida law only permitted dietitians and other select licensed professionals to provide nutrition recommendations to their clients. CrossFit, Inc. has been actively engaged with this specific issue on behalf of its Florida affiliates and trainers and commends the state legislature and governor for this much-needed action.

Diabetics following a low-carbohydrate diet for three months were able to reduce their daily insulin use (and in nearly one-third of cases, discontinue insulin entirely) alongside significant weight loss and improvements in HbA1c.

Because academics “gain credit from publishing” and quantity is more important than quality, many publish closely related papers that add redundancy to medical research. This problem is compounded by pharmaceutical companies commissioning repeat publication of favorable studies. Though many think such practices are harmless, Richard Smith argues they lead to bias in the evidence doctors use to inform their treatment decisions. Treatments “may seem more effective than they are," which leads Smith to conclude redundant publication "pollutes medical evidence."