:goodpost: mate, you hit it right on the head. When it comes to diets/nutrition programs I always stress the 'lesser of the two evils' paradigm.
If you're overweight/obese this is far more damaging to your health and prospective health than any dietary protocol you could follow (e.g. Atkins).
I'd be happy for a client who was severely overwieight to follow the atkins diet short-term, if it was agreed that we'd transition to a more 'balanced' regime in the near future.
No food/macronutrient is the enemy, as is often claimed amongst certain nutrition groups (carbohydrates, all fats, saturated fat, fructose etc.) you need all of them for optimal health but getting the balance is an individual assessment process, there will never be a 'one size fits all' diet.
Fruits are an excellent source of fibre, micronutrients and carbohydrates (slow-digesting). I believe and advocate that they should, in combination with leafy/cruciferous vegetables, make up the proportion of your carbohydrate intake for the remainder of the day outside the pre and post-training windows.
I have carbohydrates all-day long, restricting the source to fruits and leafy/cruciferous vegetables outside of breakfast and around training is a good approach to keeping insulin at bay.