A glass of wine or pint of beer you enjoy with dinner every night might come with an added benefit of a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new Danish study contends. The researchers found that men who had 14 drinks each week and women who had nine drinks a week appeared to have the lowest risk of type 2 diabetes, compared to nondrinkers or people who drank more heavily. People received the most benefit if they spread those drinks out during the week, rather than downing them all in one or two binges said the senior researcher.
Drinking pattern seemed to play a role in the risk of diabetes. Drinking frequency was important, as those who were drinking three to four times per week had lower risk as compared to those drinking only once per week -- regardless of the total weekly amount, researcher further added. The potential protective effect of alcohol also appeared to be limited to wine and…
