Moreover, academics have found that the “wine drinkers” have significantly reduced their metabolic syndrome (signs that increase the risk of onset of diabetes, heart disease and stroke (AVC)). The results add to a controversial – and still inconclusive – body of evidence supporting the positive effects of moderate alcohol consumption on cardiovascular function. While it can be managed, it is ill-advised, generally. This new research says that it does not matter if red or white wine.
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Iris Shai of Ben Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel. worked with approximately 225 subjects with elevated blood sugar in order to determine the influence of wine on individuals with diabetes. They were also given instructions to follow a Mediterranean diet with no calorie restriction.
Everyone in the study was eating the same mix of foods but when it came to what to drink, a few began drinking one glass of red wine per day, a few began drinking one glass of white wine per day and others drank mineral water. In a study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers randomly assigned 224 people with Type 2 diabetes (who didn’t drink alcohol before the study) to either drink red wine, white wine, or water with dinner for two years.
Relatively little research has been conducted on the health-giving properties of white wine, however two recent studies suggest that white wine could have certain health benefits similar to those of red, according to The Washington Post. Many researchers see that effect as an incidental benefit of alcohol itself, and the authors of the latest study set out believing the same. Moreover, red wine had been lowering the density of low-density cholesterol, also known as “bad cholesterol”. “Doing it in a social, relaxed setting also goes a long way to improving health and happiness”. Ok, we get it: Drink red wine. At the end of the study, those who drank red wine were found to have higher levels of HDL.
Drinking red wine in moderation is frequently cited as having a broad range of health benefits, including the prevention of dementia and cancer, as well having anti-inflammatory properties.
There’s been a lot of interest in the idea that specific compounds in red wine may help protect against heart disease. These same modifications can also improve blood sugar control in people with diabetes. “The sense is that it’s the alcohol, not the red wine in particular”, says Eckel.
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The study tested the effect of daily wine intake on cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and other health markers in people with type 2 diabetes, a group at increased risk for heart disease due to their condition.
