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Moderate Alcohol Intake Reduces Fasting Glucose

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

In patients with type 2 diabetes, moderate daily intake of alcohol reduced fasting plasma glucose (FPG) but not postprandial glucose, especially in those with high levels of glycated hemoglobin.

A Half Glass of Wine Daily Can Add Years to Life

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Men who limited alcohol intake to less than a glass of wine a day lived about four years longer than those who consumed similar amounts of beer or spirits.

White Wine Just as Healthful as Red

Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2007

Scientists say they have found evidence that the pulp of grapes appears just as heart-healthy in laboratory experiments as the skin.

Compound in Red Wine Counters Effects of a High-Calorie Diet

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

The results of an international study suggests that a compound found in red wine gave mice longer and healthier lives and also countered some of the effects of a high-calorie diet.

Myth or Fact? “People with Diabetes Cannot Drink Alcoholic Beverages.”

Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Before you answer this, you need to begin by asking yourself three important questions:
1. Is my diabetes under control?
2. Does my doctor agree that I do not have any health problems which can be made
worse by alcohol?
3. Do I understand how alcohol can affect my diabetes?

Avoiding Hangover Hell

Posted: Monday, February 06, 2006

Hangover remedies abound and include such treats as anchovies, tea made from rabbit droppings and, of course, another stiff drink. But do any of them work? Dr. Swift, a professor of psychiatry at Brown University Medical School and associate chief of research at the Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island, talks about what exactly causes a hangover, how best to cope—and how to avoid such misery in the first place.

Drinking Small Amounts of Alcohol Regularly Reduces Risk of Obesity

Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Results from a new study shows that consuming no more than a drink or two a few times a week reduces the risk of being obese.

Alcohol, in Moderation, May Reduce Risk of Diabetes By Up To 30%

Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2005

In risk reduction were found between people who had low or high BMis. But drinking more a day was associated with a sightly higher risk of type 2 diabetes.

Beer Has The Same Benefits As Red Wine

Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Researchers at the University of Western Ontario found that drinking one beer provides the same increase in antioxidant activity in the body as a glass of red wine, which has long been touted for its medicinal properties.

Dealcoholized Beer Has Cardiovascular Benefit

Posted: Thursday, June 03, 2004

Some research suggests that the positive effects of alcoholic beverages on cardiovascular disorders is not due to alcohol alone but also, at least in part, to other so-called confounding factors such as resveratrol, a compound present in red wine