Dr Sue Video – Alcohol and COVID-19

Posted by Dr. Sue Pedersen | Apr 26, 2020 | Diabetes, Uncategorized

Many news articles have emerged about excess alcohol consumption during the coronavirus pandemic. There are serious concerns about impacts of alcohol on physical health and mental health, to the point that the European branch of the WHO has called for stepping up of enforcement of regulations around access to alcohol.

As an obesity and diabetes specialist and blogger, I recorded this YouTube video to discuss the effects of alcohol on weight, diabetes, and other metabolic health issues. I also talk about the negative effects of alcohol on our immune systems, as this is so important to address in light of COVID-19.

Check out Canada’s guidelines for maximum alcohol consumption here.

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Dr. Sue Pedersen

I am a medical doctor, Specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. After completing my training as an Endocrinologist in 2005 at the University of Calgary, I have worked in Calgary, at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatchewan, and at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. I have a busy clinical practice at C-ENDO Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic in Calgary, caring for patients with diabetes, obesity, thyroid, and other hormone issues. I am also involved in clinical research in diabetes and obesity. I am the lead author of the 2020 and 2022 Pharmacotherapy Chapters of the Canadian Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines, and a member of the Expert Committee for the 2018 Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines as an author on the Weight Management chapter. I am passionate, enthusiastic, and driven to help conquer the stigma against obesity; educate health care professionals and the public about obesity and diabetes; and to help us become a healthier society!