無糖碳酸飲料很健康?喝多易得心臟病
For those keen to look after their health, sugar-free fizzy drinks may seem a wise they could actually increase the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, research shows.
對於那些十分關注自身健康的人來說，無糖的碳酸飲料似乎是個硬質的選擇。但有研究稱，飲用該類飲料將提高患上心臟病或中風發作的危險機率。
A study of more than 2,500 people found those who had diet drinks every day were 61 per cent more likely to get vascular problems than those who did not have any carbonated drinks.
在一項對於2500人進行的調查研究中發現，那些每天都會飲用減肥飲料（無糖碳酸飲品）的人羣要比不喝的人出現血管方面疾病的風險高出61%。
Researcher Hannah Gardener said: ‘If our results are confirmed with future studies, then it would suggest that diet soda may not be the optimal substitute for sugar-sweetened beverages for protection against vascular outcomes.’
研究者稱，若調查結果在寫下來的研究中被證實，那麼低卡的蘇打水或將不再是出於對心血管的保護而選擇的含糖飲料的最佳代替品。
The 2,564 participants had to state whether they drank diet fizzy drinks, regular fizzy drinks, a mixture of the two or none at archers said the survey did not include data on the types of diet and regular drinks consumed however, which could have given further information on how drinking different brands affected participants.
有2564人接受了調查訪問，他們提交了自己的習慣：在無糖和含糖的碳酸飲料中如何選擇，或將兩者摻何在一塊，又或者根本不喝。研究者表示，研究並未收集受訪者日常的飲食習慣和消費飲品類型，儘管如此，該結果還是對於不同飲料對於消費者所產生的不同影響給出了進一步的信息。
Dr Gardener, an epidemiologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said further studies would have to be carried out to explore how consuming diet drinks potentially raised the risk of vascular problems.
參與調查的加德納博士說，接下來還會展開對於減肥飲料對於人體血管方面造成不健康影響的研究。
Dr Sharlin Ahmed, from The Stroke Association, said: ‘According to this study, drinking diet fizzy drinks on a regular basis could pose the same or even higher risk for cardiovascular disease as standard fizzy drinks, providing a word of warning to those who often opt for diet versions in order to be “healthy”.
艾哈邁德博士是中風病的權威，他說：“根據這份調查，飲用無糖的減肥飲料對於心血管方面的危害幾乎等同於含糖飲料，這對於那些以爲做出了健康選擇的人們敲響了警鐘。”
‘Everyone can reduce their risk of stroke by consuming a balanced diet, low in saturated fat and salt, and exercising regularly.’
“人們可以通過健康均衡的飲食來降低出現中風的風險，同時還應做到底鹽低糖，並伴隨定期的運動。”便是讓其裝上一架無人駕駛的宇航飛船。
