While I think some of the points are valid and I understand where the author is coming from, I do think that Mr. Balmer is coming off as a sort of arrogant jerk.

Yes, the body has several metabolic processes such as ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis which can ultimately form glucose from non-carbohydrate sources.

As a card carrying scientist twice over (chemistry, yo) I have to disagree with the notion of "so much pseudoscience" in this article. Certainly things are simplified; for example the relationship between hormones, insulin, liver, pituitary gland, sugar and so forth is somewhat complicated. However, this is not…

As a card carrying scientist twice over (chemistry, yo) I have to disagree with the notion of "so much pseudoscience" in this article. Certainly things are simplified; for example the relationship between hormones, insulin, liver, pituitary gland, sugar and so forth is somewhat complicated. However, this is not…