Even Light Drinking Poses Risk Of Obesity And Diabetes, Study Finds

A window display of beer bottles and new architecture of an office workplace, on at Smithfield in the City of London, England. Dr. Tianyuan Lu from McGill University in Québec, Canada, confirmed the results meant that limiting our drinking still left us at risk of health conditions.However, our study shows that even light-to-moderate alcohol consumption - no more than one standard drink per day - does not protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes in the general population.PHOTO BY RICHARD BAKER /GETTY IMAGES

Even light drinkers are at risk of obesity and diabetes, warns new research.A new study has revealed that even those who limit their drinking to just a couple of drinks a day are not protected from endocrine conditions.

Prior to this, it was unknown whether modest alcohol consumption might even have had beneficial health effects and kept the doctor away.