Moderate Drinking Appears to Cut Diabetes Risk

First round's on me! :toast:

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Evidence continues to mount that moderate alcohol consumption may protect against the development of type 2 diabetes.

Researchers based in the Netherlands looked at 15 different studies and concluded that moderate drinkers were less likely to have type 2 diabetes than teetotalers. Further, they report, the higher risk of type 2 diabetes among nondrinkers in comparison to moderate drinkers was equal to the higher risk observed among heavy drinkers.


"The present study supports the evidence of a considerably reduced risk of type 2 diabetes associated with moderate but not with heavy alcohol consumption in men and women with low or high (body mass index)," the researchers write in this month's issue of Diabetes Care.


In comments to Reuters Health, Koppes said there doesn't seem to be large differences in the effects of beer, wine or spirits, "but the pattern of consumption is of importance. If you do drink, do not save up for the weekend. One drink per day...is better than seven drinks on Friday."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&ncid=571&e=7&u=/nm/20050317/hl_nm/diabetes_drinking_dc

Mudslide, here I come.
Wish I weren't out of weed though...alcohol mostly sucks.