Beer vs diabetes type 2

• May 6, 2024

To drink beer Moderately (one pair a day) could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus by up to 58%, according to a study of the Department of Nutrition and Epidemiology of the Universities of Harvard, United States, and of London, United Kingdom .

In this study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, a questionnaire was applied to more than 100 thousand women between 24 and 42 years of age (with no history of illness) about their lifestyle and medical history. And after a 10-year follow-up, 935 new cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus were detected.

By having these results, the scientists observed that, compared to abstaining women, those who consumed less than one beer they had a 20% reduction in their risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Also, the study shows that the decreased risk of having type 2 diabetes mellitus due to the beer , also improved in the participants who took a daily, a decrease of 33%, which was even higher in those who drank one to two beers everyday.

According to the researchers, this effect is due to the fact that small amounts of alcohol help the body to use insulin better, in response to the fact that the body can not produce it to regulate the blood sugar level and convert this substance into an energy source. , as it happens in diabetes mellitus type 2.

In this regard, according to researchers from Institute of Sciences of the Faculty of German Clinical Medicine , this type of study has given support, showing that the people who have consumed in a responsible way beer , develop less diabetes mellitus type 2.

The researchers show that it is a way to prevent the development of the disease, but also, they explain, you can reduce the risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus if you have healthy habits of life, such as exercising every day and a healthy diet .