AMSTERDAM—According to a 10-year study carried out by National Institute for Public Health and Environment and Dutch medical and scientific centers, healthy adults who drink one to two glasses of alcohol per day had a smaller chance of developing one form of diabetes than those who abstain from alcohol, as reported by Reuters.
The study of 35,000 adults, which focused on type 2 diabetes, showed people who consumed alcohol moderately, and met at least three of four conditions of a healthy lifestyle, had 40 percent less chance of developing type 2 diabetes than those who abstained from alcohol completely.
Following adults between the ages of 20 and 70, the study defined moderate alcohol consumption as a maximum of one glass per day for women and two glasses per day for men. The four conditions of a healthy lifestyle were defined as obesity prevention, adequate exercise, not smoking and a balanced diet.
"The results of the investigation show moderate alcohol consumption can play a part in a health lifestyle to help reduce the risk of developing diabetes type 2," said scientific research group TNO, which helped carry out the analysis.