Drinking wine with meals may reduce type 2 diabetes risk, study suggests

Drinking wine, beer and spirits with meals had different associations with type 2 diabetes risk

Drinking wine with meals may reduce type 2 diabetes risk, study suggests (Ian West/PA)

People who drink wine with their meals may be at lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

Researchers analysed data from 312,400 patients on the UK biobank database and found that drinking alcohol with meals was associated with a 14% lower risk of the condition compared to consuming alcohol without eating food.