Glass of red wine a day can keep diabetes under control

Red wine lowers bad cholesterol and keeps diabetes under control, Israeli scientists have found


A glass of red wine a day can keep diabetes under control, say scientists.

A study of patients who did not normally drink found those having the regular tipple with their evening meal had healthier hearts and cholesterol levels than those who drank mineral water or white wine instead. And they slept better than those drinking water.


Researchers followed 224 participants with type 2 diabetes - the form linked to obesity - for two years and put their findings down to the healthy antioxidants in dark grapes called phenols - the most well-known of which is resveratrol.

Prof Iris Shai, of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, said: "The differences found between red and white wine were opposed to our original hypothesis that the beneficial effects of wine are mediated predominantly by the alcohol."

However both red and white wine improve sugar control among those carrying genes that helped them to metabolise alcohol slowly.

It is though that diabetes affects nearly four million people in Britain although around 850,000 are currently undiagnosed.

The first long-term alcohol study of its kind - published in Annals of Internal Medicine - aimed to assess the effects and safety of initiating moderate alcohol consumption in diabetics and sought to determine whether the type of wine matters.

People with diabetes are more susceptible to developing cardiovascular diseases than the general population and have lower levels of "good" cholesterol.

Despite the enormous contribution of observational studies, clinical recommendations for moderate alcohol consumption remain controversial - particularly for people with diabetes due to lack of long-term studies.

Prof Shai added: "Red wine was found to be superior in improving overall metabolic profiles.

"Initiating moderate wine intake, especially red wine, among well-controlled diabetics, as part of a healthy diet, is apparently safe, and modestly decreases cardio-metabolic risk.

"The differential genetic effects that were found may assist in identifying diabetic patients in whom moderate wine consumption may induce greater clinical benefit."

See more here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11927140/Glass-of-red-wine-a-day-can-keep-diabetes-under-control.html

I'm willing to put it to the test 

I did put to test. In 1999, I started drinking 10 oz red wine every day and continued until I diagnosed with type 2 in 2013. It might have delayed onset, or it might not have an effect.  I do know that we switched to a low-fat diet during this period thinking that it was healthy. I also started to drinking green tea and taking vitamin D and E  in 2000 for the same reasons.

If you enjoy it drink in moderation but don't expect it to overcome the perils of a carb laden diet.

So why do we continue to see articles on this or that and beneficial secondary or tertiary effects when first the first order effect of excess carbohydrates is so clear?

It's the money!

Quite!

There was a bunch of research on resveratrol a few years back, but it turned out in order to get a sufficient quantity from drinking wine to have much effect you'd have to become a serious alcoholic.

I put it to the test <hic>

Personally I found a slight BP lowering, but of course you need to stick to dry red wine or the carbs outrun the effect of the alcohol.

chris c wrote:Quite!

There was a bunch of research on resveratrol a few years back, but it turned out in order to get a sufficient quantity from drinking wine to have much effect you'd have to become a serious alcoholic.

I put it to the test <hic>

Personally I found a slight BP lowering, but of course you need to stick to dry red wine or the carbs outrun the effect of the alcohol.

The biggest benefit for me was vastly improved fasting levels but it needed a lot more than one glass   not a practical option.

I don't drink much wine now since finding out I'm ok with beer which has always my preferred tipple, that said it's got to be cask conditioned the keg beers are a no go area as far as BG goes

OldTech wrote:So why do we continue to see articles on this or that and beneficial secondary or tertiary effects when first the first order effect of excess carbohydrates is so clear?

It's the money!

It will always be the same, just like treating the effects high blood sugars with drugs and ignoring cause excessive carbs, thanks to the dietary guidelines for diabetics.

Yes it is the money the ADA, DUK and other organisation all have links to Big Pharma through corporate sponsorships

graham64 wrote:

Red wine lowers bad cholesterol and keeps diabetes under control, Israeli scientists have found


A glass of red wine a day can keep diabetes under control, say scientists.

A study of patients who did not normally drink found those having the regular tipple with their evening meal had healthier hearts and cholesterol levels than those who drank mineral water or white wine instead. And they slept better than those drinking water.


Researchers followed 224 participants with type 2 diabetes - the form linked to obesity - for two years and put their findings down to the healthy antioxidants in dark grapes called phenols - the most well-known of which is resveratrol.

Prof Iris Shai, of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, said: "The differences found between red and white wine were opposed to our original hypothesis that the beneficial effects of wine are mediated predominantly by the alcohol."

However both red and white wine improve sugar control among those carrying genes that helped them to metabolise alcohol slowly.

It is though that diabetes affects nearly four million people in Britain although around 850,000 are currently undiagnosed.

The first long-term alcohol study of its kind - published in Annals of Internal Medicine - aimed to assess the effects and safety of initiating moderate alcohol consumption in diabetics and sought to determine whether the type of wine matters.

People with diabetes are more susceptible to developing cardiovascular diseases than the general population and have lower levels of "good" cholesterol.

Despite the enormous contribution of observational studies, clinical recommendations for moderate alcohol consumption remain controversial - particularly for people with diabetes due to lack of long-term studies.

Prof Shai added: "Red wine was found to be superior in improving overall metabolic profiles.

"Initiating moderate wine intake, especially red wine, among well-controlled diabetics, as part of a healthy diet, is apparently safe, and modestly decreases cardio-metabolic risk.

"The differential genetic effects that were found may assist in identifying diabetic patients in whom moderate wine consumption may induce greater clinical benefit."

See more here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11927140/Glass-of-red-wine-a-day-can-keep-diabetes-under-control.html

I'm willing to put it to the test 

Going back to an older post...  related kind of  

I thought this article may interest readers ...


The best affordable supermarket wines - more wins for Aldi

Ten award-winning affordable wines - including four from Aldi

The International Wine Challenge is widely respected as the Oscars of the wine world, so it's a big day for the supermarkets today - as they have picked up 317 medals for their own-brand wines - including 28 gold medals.

Marks & Spencer picked up the most of these - 13 in all, but there were also gold medals for Aldi, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, The Co-Operative and Waitrose.

Despite being own-brand wines, some of them are still pretty expensive - including the non-vintage Marks & Spencer Oudinot Rosé, at £27, or the Marks & Spencer Oudinot Brut Vintage 2007 for £31.

Affordable winners

There were, however, more affordable gold winners from the supermarkets - including six for under £10. The ten most affordable (excluding those sold in smaller bottles) were:

Aldi Exquisite Collection Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 (£6.99)
Co-operative Truly Irresistible Fiano 2014 (£6.99)
Aldi Exquisite Collection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (£7.99)
Asda Extra Special El Meson Gran Reserva 2010 (£9.98)
Aldi Lot 08 Colchagua Carmenere 2012 (£9.99)
Aldi Lot 14 Minervois La Livinière 2014 (£9.99)
Marks & Spencer Mineralstein Riesling (£10.00)
Marks & Spencer Stonedance Roussanne (£10.00)
Tesco finest* Sancerre 2014, from the Loire Valley (£11.00)
South African Marks & Spencer Graham Beck The Rhona Blanc de Blancs 2010 (£13.00)

Charles Metcalfe, Co-Chairman of the IWC commented: "We are so fortunate in the quality of the wines selected for UK supermarkets. Not all are winners, but if you stick to wines that have won IWC medals, you will find so many great wines, of all colours and styles. And even the gold medals don't have to cost you a fortune. There are great wines in UK supermarkets to suit every occasion and every budget."

The bad news

Unfortunately, despite some of these wines coming in at less than £7, there's every chance that this is still too pricey for most people. Research from drinks specialists Harpers found that although the experts tend to suggest buying bottles that start around £10 each, more than half of us are unwilling to spend more than £6 on a bottle of wine.

This means that the vast majority of what we are paying for in each bottle is not the wine - but everything else instead. The average duty on a bottle of wine has now reached £2.05 - with VAT on top. When you add in logistics, the cost of the bottle, and the retailer's margin, in a £5 bottle, you get just 45p worth of wine. If you can stretch to a £10 bottle of wine, you'll get £2.90 worth of wine.

It may, therefore, be worth at least trying one of the £6.99 bottles - and testing whether you can taste the difference.

Story from here
http://money.aol.co.uk/2016/05/11/the-best-affordable-supermarket-wines-more-wins-for-aldi/

Has anyone tried any of these?
Will you be trying any of these?

Cheers

All the best Jan