Danish researchers have suggested that people who drink three to four times a week are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who never drink .

This is according to a BBC report.

The study which was published in Diabetologia, noted that wine appears to be particularly beneficial, probably as it plays a role in helping to manage blood sugar.

The researchers reportedly  surveyed more than 70,000 people on their alcohol intake – how much and how often they drank.

But experts have however stressed that  this should not be a “green light” to drink more than recommended.

And Public Health England equally warned that consuming alcohol contributed to a vast number of other serious diseases, including some cancers, heart and liver disease.