Here's How Drinking Red Wine Can Lower Your Diabetes Risk
Your go-to guilty pleasure might not be so guilty after all.
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Red Wine & Diabetes
Sometimes, all you want to do is kick back with a glass of red wine and re-runs of The Bachelor. And you know what? That's nothing to be ashamed of!
A new study published in the journal Diabetologia found that moderate red wine consumption may help prevent Type 2 diabetes. The researchers followed a cohort of 64,000 middle-aged women over the course of 15 years. Those who drank a moderate amount of red wine (about half a glass per day) were able to reduce their diabetes risk by as much as 27 percent!
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Why Red Wine?
At the end of the day, the study results came down to the amount of antioxidants the participants consumed. Women who got the most antioxidants — from red wine and other sources of antioxidants such as dark chocolate, fresh fruit, and tea — were far less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly prevalent but largely preventable disease. Getting enough antioxidants is important, but foods such as red wine and chocolate should complement rather than replace a balanced diet. Like many chronic diseases, some of the best ways to reduce your diabetes risk is to eat well, manage your weight, and lead a healthy lifestyle.
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