Episode 372: Dr. Mohammed Alo

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD
Podcast. Dr. Mohammed Alo is a cardiologist based out of
northwest Ohio. Dr. Alo grew up in Toledo, Ohio, attended St.
John’s Jesuit High School and then went on to complete an
Economics degree and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the
University of Toledo. He worked in politics, business, computers,
sales, and networking and then went to medical school in Chicago
at Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Osteopathic
Medicine. He has a passion for teaching and travels the country
giving talks on various topics. Most of his lectures focus on
teaching other physicians on various cardiology topics that span
a wide gamut of topics from cardiology, to health and fitness, to
diet and weight loss. Dr. Alo has countless research publications
and articles in scientific, peer-reviewed journals. He’s had
thousands of articles published in magazines in print and online.


In this episode, Drs. Tro and Mohammed talk about…


(01:29) Why Dr. Mohammed chose to go into medicine and become
a doctor

(05:10) What Drs. Tro and Mohammed agree about

(11:32) The genetics of familial hypercholesterolemia
patients, how these patients are treated, and the health
complications they face

(23:41) Lifelong lowering of lipids, atherosclerosis,
preventing atherosclerosis, and when to consider using medication

(33:04) CCT scans, LDL, and high LDL’s association with
atherosclerosis

(42:05) The power of zero study and coronary artery calcium
in cardiac risk assessment

(45:12) Tro’s LDL levels and atherosclerotic/cardiac event
risk

(59:09) The findings of the ACCORD trial which studied the
effects of intensive glucose lowering in the management of
patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

(01:08:22) Pros and cons of statins and other drugs

(01:16:04) Smoking and endothelium destruction; diabetes and
cardiovascular risk

(01:20:50) Whether or not plaque can be reduced/reversed

(01:24:20) Fish oil pills, Colchicine, and cardiac health

(01:30:03) Summing up points of disagreement as well as
common ground



For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for
listening!


 


Links:


 


Dr. Mohammed Alo:


Website: https://mohammedalo.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMohammedAlo

Cholesterol TRUTHS (book): https://www.dralo.net/cholesterol



 


Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 


Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author



 


Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 


Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

SMHP Position Statement:
https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/100#:~:text=The%20SMHP%20recommends%20open%20access,research%20on%20TCR%20for%20T1DM



 


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