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A prescription diabetics can live with

by Chris Sherman (B-21) under Miscellaneous

“Fight diabetes – with wine and beer” was a surprise come-on on a new pitch from Prevention magazine, the good people, make that very good and prudent people at Rodale, but not entirely sober-sided.  Don’t be stunned.  Modern medicine has steadily found that daily moderate alcohol consumption improves metabolism, facilitates insulin reaction and reduces the risk of Type II diabetes (ask the man who owns one).  No less than the diabetes gurus at the Joslin Center at Boston Medical Center sum up 15 studies from around the world: “Moderate drinkers are less likely to have type 2 diabetes than are abstainers. Teetotalers and heavy drinkers have equally high risk of the disease.  Moderate drinkers (those who drank between about a half a drink to four drinks per day) were found to be 30% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than abstainers or heavy drinkers.”  The key was not which form of alcohol they drank it was the pattern.  “It’s much better to consume frequently (such as daily) rather than infrequently for maximum health benefits.”

- Chris Sherman

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