Can creatine supplements preserve muscle during weight loss?
When people with elevated weight lose weight with any currently available treatment modality...
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Category: Exercise
How does weight loss affect bone health?
We know that we lose fat and muscle when we lose weight. What happens to bone when we lose weight?...
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Preventing or rebuilding muscle loss from weight loss medication: is dietary protein or exercise more important?
When humans lose weight, about two thirds of the weight is lost as fat, and about one third as...
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What do playing the violin and exercise have in common?
This week’s blog is a joint post written by myself and my good friend and colleague, Dr...
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Could endurance athletes have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease?
While the struggle for most people is getting enough exercise, a small proportion of adults are...
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Obesity and Pain
A staggering one out of every three people with obesity lives with pain. This can include pain in...
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Insulin resistance, obesity, and stroke risk – how are they related?
We know that insulin resistance is a risk factor for stroke. Insulin resistance essentially means...
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Type 2 Diabetes Remission: New Clinical Practice Guidelines in Canada
The concept of remission of type 2 diabetes has become a very hot topic amongst health care...
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In 24 hours: what physical behaviors optimize health in type 2 diabetes?
I have to say, I did a double take when I first perused the new ADA/EASD Consensus Statement for...
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How Do People Lose Weight And Keep It Off?
Studies show again and again that most people who are able to lose weight with lifestyle changes...
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What’s the risk of Stroke risk in Type 2 Diabetes – And how can we reduce it?
We know that people with type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, including...
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can exercise reduce inflammation in people with elevated weight?
A major driver of health issues in people with obesity is the low-grade inflammation that is...
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Dr. Sue Pedersen
I am a medical doctor, Specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism, a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Calgary, Canada. 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 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!
