Red Wine helps diabetic people control their cholesterol levels and protect their heart. A new research revealed that a glass of red wine every night could help people with diabetes.
The red wine study conducted by researchers of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, along with experts from Harvard School of Public Health and Leipzig University will be presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Prague by this week.
Over 200 people with Diabetes were separated into two groups where all the participants consumed typical Mediterranean diet.
Professor Iris Shai, said: "This first long-term large scale alcohol trial suggests that initiating moderate wine intake, especially red-wine, among well-controlled type 2 diabetes patients, and as part of healthy diet, is apparently safe and decreases cardio metabolic risk."
Results have found that the group given a glass of 150 ml red wine displayed higher proportions of 'good cholesterol' as compared to those who were given white wine or mineral water, the Independent reported.
HDL or high-density lipoprotein fights the low density lipoprotein that raises risk of heart problems. In general, diabetic people are more prone to developing heart problems.
Aside from exhibiting higher HDL or high-density lipoprotein, or the good cholesterol, the diabetic people who consumed red wine also had normal levels of blood glucose levels, Diabetes.co.uk reported.
The study on red wine effect on diabetic people was carried out in a period of two years. Researchers are still looking on what really in red wine is causing a huge effect on many conditions such as diabetes.
They believed that unidentified ingredient in red wine may be the cause why it is seen as better drink than white wine, the Byron News reported.
