Dry red wine helps with diabetes

Dry red wine positively affects the hearts of the inhabitants of our planet with diabetes, announced American and Israeli scientists.

According to them, the daily consumption of this alcoholic beverage perfected status of the circulatory system, and protects the blood vessels from the overgrowth of plaque.

In most cases, the onset of diabetes is accompanied by multiple disorders in the body. For a start it applies to vessels, violations of which lead to diabetic retinopathy.

In patients with this complication destroys the retina of the eye, a sharp fall cholesterol, and experiencing countless difficulties with the heart. And with these illnesses, as learned scientists, will help to cope with alcohol. Just 1 glass of dry red wine may protect against complications.

Rachel Golan from Israeli Institution, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and her colleagues conducted a study. In the framework of the experiments of scientific workers within 2 years issued the ward with diabetes type 2 a glass of mineral water, white or red wine during dinner. For purity of experiment all diabetics supported the same - Mediterranean - diet that is limited by the number of calories. In other words, the participants were allowed to eat as much as they wanted, from the same set of goods. "It is 1st a long-term test of strong drinks for diabetics of all clinical tests that were conducted", - is told in article published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

Studies have shown that a small consumption of dry red wine is not dangerous (cholesterol experience has dropped significantly) and reduces cardiometabolic risk. In addition, in diabetic patients improved sleep. But the researchers plan to conduct the same studies with the participation of a larger number of volunteers (in the first experiments involved only 224 people), in order to be convinced of the usefulness of wine for diabetics.

By the way, in 2010 the experts from the Institute of natural resources, natural and applied Sciences in Vienna was shown that the natural chemicals contained skin of grapes - polyphenols - can help diabetics to control the level of glucose in the blood. And these conclusions angered health workers from England who have criticized researchers in limited studies.

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