I'm not sure these studies support your case. I didn't bother to read all of them, but for example, according to the first one:
During the first 6 months, the low-carbohydrate diet group had greater reductions in diastolic blood pressure, triglyceride levels, and very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lesser reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and more adverse symptoms than did the low-fat diet group. The low-carbohydrate diet group had greater increases in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at all time points, approximating a 23% increase at 2 years. Limitation: Intensive behavioral treatment was provided, patients with dyslipidemia and diabetes were excluded, and attrition at 2 years was high. Conclusion: Successful weight loss can be achieved with either a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet when coupled with behavioral treatment. A low-carbohydrate diet is associated with favorable changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors at 2 years.
Not sure what they mean by "adverse symptoms," but generally I read that as: low carb is better for your heart.
By all means, don't trust my personal anecdote or what Dr. Davis has to say on the matter (though I do recommend reading through his blog, as he does stay abreast of the literature and often refers to new studies, and he does have tons of empirical evidence via his patients.) Trust really isn't required, when it's easy enough to run your own experiments: simply eliminate wheat/grains/potatoes/juice/etc... for a few months and see what happens. (If you do this, do a lipid profile before and after.) If, like me, your LDL cholesterol drops dramatically and you lose 20-30 pounds, then that's the evidence that really matters.
During the first 6 months, the low-carbohydrate diet group had greater reductions in diastolic blood pressure, triglyceride levels, and very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lesser reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and more adverse symptoms than did the low-fat diet group. The low-carbohydrate diet group had greater increases in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at all time points, approximating a 23% increase at 2 years. Limitation: Intensive behavioral treatment was provided, patients with dyslipidemia and diabetes were excluded, and attrition at 2 years was high. Conclusion: Successful weight loss can be achieved with either a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet when coupled with behavioral treatment. A low-carbohydrate diet is associated with favorable changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors at 2 years.
Not sure what they mean by "adverse symptoms," but generally I read that as: low carb is better for your heart.
By all means, don't trust my personal anecdote or what Dr. Davis has to say on the matter (though I do recommend reading through his blog, as he does stay abreast of the literature and often refers to new studies, and he does have tons of empirical evidence via his patients.) Trust really isn't required, when it's easy enough to run your own experiments: simply eliminate wheat/grains/potatoes/juice/etc... for a few months and see what happens. (If you do this, do a lipid profile before and after.) If, like me, your LDL cholesterol drops dramatically and you lose 20-30 pounds, then that's the evidence that really matters.