This happened a few weeks ago but I've been thinking about it way too much and it's been eating away at me so I decided to say something.
A few weeks ago I posted about something my endocrinologist told me about why I shouldn't go low carb. They told me that going low carb at my age won't let my brain develop and will stunt my growth, and that I shouldn't do it in the future either. I was pretty sure these claims were wrong, so later I talked to them on the phone. I already knew that low carb/keto is used for treating people with epilepsy (most prominently children) so I knew that whatever keto does to younger people is safer than the alternative for some. Knowing this, I decided to ask them about low carb adults to see what they thought of that (some people have been low carb for 30 years and they're fine) and of all things they could have chosen, they decided to tell me that a diet like this causes eating disorders. I've heard of quite a few negative side effects of ketosis, but the only person I've ever heard making this specific claim is my endo. In fact, I did a google search (not the best source but better than blindly believing what my endo says) and several sources say keto can actually help people who have problems with binge eating/purging.
Are eating disorders caused by low carb a real thing that just doesn't show up on google, or is my endo just an idiot?
It's also worth mentioning that everyone else in my family believes them about everything without questioning it. I want to make my own decisions on what I eat, especially if I'm trying to improve my health, and they're making it really difficult for me. My family does really care for my health, but they'll believe anything my endo says.
Sorry for any bad formatting or confusing sentences. I'm pretty stressed out right now, partly from this, and I can't focus that well.
tl;dr: endocrinologist thinks I shouldn't go low carb, not because of any reason specific to me, but because it "doesn't allow my brain to develop, stunts growth, and causes eating disorders" even though literally everyone else says this is false. Do I listen to them or go low carb against their advice? Also, what could the consequences of not listening to their advice be besides any harm that would come from changing my diet?
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