re: I can't imagine anything worse than the Paleo diet.

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Carbs aren't poison, but most people are sedentary, at best, and take in too many carbs per day.

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This is exactly it. It isn't that carbs are horrible; they're actually fine in moderation. It is the fact that high carb foods are by nature also high calorie, and you aren't going to lose weight if you're consuming too many calories.

Low carb is one of multiple methods for staying under your TDEE/losing weight. I am not strictly low carb, but I can't knock someone for choosing that route. People who have binge eating and volume issues can't restrict portions, so low carb works perfectly for them.