飲料喝無糖的健康? 錯!一樣讓你患上糖尿病!

Many of us have ditched our favorite sugary drinks for their diet alternative in a bid to boost our health and keep off the pounds.

我們許多人爲了改善健康、防止發胖而放棄了最愛的含糖飲料，轉而選擇無糖的替代品。

But it seems that diet drinks can be just as bad for you, according to a study.

但研究顯示，無糖飲料似乎也一樣不利於健康。

Scientists found drinking just two glasses of diet drinks a day more than doubles the risk of developing diabetes.

科學家發現，一天只喝兩杯無糖飲料，患糖尿病的風險會增加一倍以上。

A team from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden studied 2,874 adults who had completed a year-long diary about their intake of drinks.

瑞典卡羅琳醫學院的一支團隊讓2874名成人記錄自己一年攝入飲料的情況並加以研究。

The study showed those who had two or more sweetened drinks a day were 2.4 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

研究顯示，一天飲用兩杯及以上甜味飲料的人罹患II型糖尿病的可能性會增加2.4倍。

This included sugary beverages and artificially sweetened ones, such as Diet Coke or sugar free cordials.

甜味飲料包括含糖飲料和添加人工甜味劑的飲料，後者包括無糖可樂和無糖香甜酒等。

Having five or more sugar-free drinks a day increased the risk by 4.5 times.

一天喝下5杯及以上無糖飲料的人罹患II型糖尿病的風險會增加4.5倍。

They believe that calorie-free drinks make us feel hungrier, prompting us to crave sugar-laden snacks.

研究人員認爲，不含卡路里的飲料增加了我們的飢餓感，導致我們渴望吃高糖零食。

And they also suspect that artificial sweeteners interfere with the bacteria in our gut - which may trigger diabetes.

他們還懷疑人工甜味劑干擾腸道細菌，可能引發糖尿病。