11 May Moderate Wine Intake In Diabetes May Improve Glucose Metabolism

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Meir Stampfer, MD, DrPH Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Assoc Director, Channing Division of Network Medicine Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MAMedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Meir Stampfer, MD, DrPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Assoc Director, Channing Division of Network Medicine
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Response: Moderate alcohol has repeatedly been linked to lower risk of developing diabetes, and among diabetics, those who drink moderately at at substantially lower risk for cardiovascular outcomes. However, there have been no long term trial of alcohol among diabetics. In this two-year randomized trial, we found that wine caused modest improvements in glucose metabolism and in blood lipid levels, with a somewhat greater benefit observed for red wine, for changes in lipids.

Medical Research: What should clinicians and patients take away from your report?

Response: Diabetic patients who drink wine in moderation can continue to do so, with the knowledge that it is safe and likely beneficial. Those who do not drink, but would like to drink in moderation and have no contraindications, could consider moderate wine consumption, with advice of their doctor.

Medical Research: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?

Response: Larger and longer trials, with clinical outcomes, would likely be very informative.

Citation:

ECO May 2015 abstract :

What is the effect of wine intake in type 2 diabetes and does the wine color matter? A 2-year randomized controlled trial

Shai I.1, Gepner Y.1, Golan R.1, Harman-Boehm I.1, Henkin Y.1, Schwarzfuchs D.1, Shelef I.1, Durst R.2, Liberty I.1, Ceglarek U.3, Stumvoll M.3, Blüher M.3, Thiery J.3, Rudich A.1, Stampfer M.4

1Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel, 3University of Leipzig, Germany, 4Harvard School of Public Health, USA

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Last Updated on May 11, 2015 by Marie Benz MD FAAD

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