Avoiding Metabolic Derangement

In this 2003 article in the CrossFit Journal, Greg Glassman provides a series of observations on the then-current state of the “diet wars” and the growing understanding of the benefits of carbohydrate restriction. Along with a review of “responsible diet books,” he notes: “In the public square, the realization that carbs, not fat, make you sick and fat is spreading rapidly. Spreading like truth unobstructed. The position that carbohydrate is essentially toxic at common consumption levels was a truth suppressed by political and industrial corruption of science and journalism. Suppressing truth is like holding a beach ball under water; it takes constant work against a tireless resistance. They have slipped and our position sits like the beach ball on top of the water, where everyone can see it.”