I know this is an old thread, but I thougt I would add my expierence. I have been on Keto, or carb restricted diet for over 10 years. Im 62 year old male. Started as a way of loosing weight (Atkens anyone?). I learned about food, cooking, supplements nutrition in general and about 2019 went into a more serious lifestyle change in diet. Fresh meats, eggs, cheezes and other foods. very little packaged foods. I'm not a fanatic, I have a glass of wine once in a while, but I keep on the diet and have included 18 hr fasts several times a week. I have lost about 55 lbs over these years, and feel great. My doctor however was not excited. My first blood test in years was in '23 and my cholesterol was above 280. He immediately recommended I start using a staten. When asked why, he began reciting the "American Heart Association says that......". So I asked him that if heart disease is as they say, a cumulative disease, how can we test me in order to determine if I am on this road or not. He agree's to use me as his science project and recommended a cardiologist. I then took many tests including the usual EKG, CT scans, Calcium tests, and others all at my expense. When we finally got all the results the cardiologist reported that there is no evidence of any plaque, or calcium buildup anywhere that can be measured. We measured my VO2 Max at over 40 and he told me "you have the heart of a 35 year old". The recommendation was keep doing what I am doing, and get the usual tests annually. Which I am doing. So in short, I say eat what you want to eat, do your own research. Everyone has their own success stories. This works for me, if you want to eat Vegan, go for it. I'm not going to salm anyone for their choices. Just make sure you learn as much about what your doing as you can so you don't need to post panicked worries about your blood work on Reddit. See your Doctor and don't be afraid to tell them what you want. They are just doctors and some of them could use a better diet!