A new study suggests that adding alcohol to meals may actually have negative health effects, despite potentially lowering blood sugar spikes.
There are many anecdotal takes as to whether we should indulge in at least one glass of wine per day. Whether it be with our meal or while catching up with a friend, we might just muster up an excuse as to why it's a good idea. We might add a drop of red wine to pasta, or white wine to a risotto if we're feeling fancy, but speaking factually and scientifically, using the vino too widely may have adverse effects on our health.
Jessie Inchauspé, also known as the Glucose Goddess, is a biochemist and advocate for better health through nutrition. The New York Times bestselling author is on a mission to help people control their blood sugar levels. Taking to TikTok, the Glucose Goddess, who is fronting a new Channel 4 series 'Eat Smart: Secrets of The Glucose Goddess,' broke things down for people who were wondering whether to crack open a bottle. 'Okay, this is super weird,' Jessie said, while showing a graph of a glucose spike when eating pasta compared to a glucose spike when eating pasta and wine. 'If we add wine to pasta or any other high carb meal, the glucose spike becomes smaller. Does that mean wine is super healthy and good for us? 'No. It's because when we drink alcohol, our liver becomes busy processing the alcohol, which is a toxin. As it does that, it doesn't have time to be able to maintain our glucose levels like it normally does. 'So, when you add alcohol to your meal, yes it lowers the glucose spike, but not in a good and healthy way. This is one of the exceptions where the glucose spike becomes smaller but the combination is less healthy for you.' This news means that adding alcohol to a meal therefore harms your health, even if it makes the meal look better on a glucose monitor.'For a long time, scientists believed that one drink of alcohol a day was good for our health,' Jessie continues. 'Recent studies have disproved thi
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