We all are very familiar with health risks associated with drinking but it sometimes, drinking can offer a handful of benefits for you as well. A new study has shown something similar, let's find out.

A new study has recently suggested that moderate drinking can lower the risk of diabetes in middle-aged women who include a good number of refined carbohydrates in their regular diet chart.

The researchers studied approximately 80,000 women (all aged over 26) and found that drinking moderately can offset the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 30% among middle-aged women having a good diet of refined carbohydrates in the form of white bread, potatoes and sugary drinks as compared to the group of women who had similar eating habits but didn't drink alcohol much.

Earlier, same results have been proved by researches but the new study has definitely uncovered the reasons behind the findings because researchers have now specifically studied women with high-glycemic diets i. e. refined carbohydrates (the main cause of rising blood sugar levels in the body).

"If you eat a high carb diet without drinking alcohol, your risk of developing diabetes is increased by 30 percent. However, if you eat a high carb diet, but (drink) a moderate amount of alcohol, the increased risk is reduced", said Senior Author Dr. Frank Hu, from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts.

The findings of the new study have been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study has clearly mentioned that alcohol does not protect against diabetes but researchers have added that alcohol actually affects insulin release in the body, which blunts blood sugar responsible for promoting diabetes.