Women who eat instant noodles at least two times a week face a greater risk of high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and high cholesterol, US researchers said on Aug. 21.
The study looked at data from 10,711 adults — just over half of whom were women — in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Researchers at Harvard University found that there was a 68 percent higher risk of metabolic syndrome among women, but not men, who ate instant noodles more than twice per week.
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Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes. It includes carrying too much fat around the waist.
“The consumption of instant noodles was associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women, independent of major dietary patterns,” said the study in the Journal of Nutrition.
In other words, it did not matter if women ate a largely traditional diet of rice, fish and vegetables, or a diet heavier in meat and fried foods — if they ate instant noodles twice weekly, they were at higher risk of health problems.
(AFP)
美國研究人員八月二十一日說，每週至少吃兩次泡麵的女性，高血壓、血糖升高與高膽固醇風險較高。
這份研究觀察韓國國家衛生與營養檢驗調查的一萬零七百一十一名成人數據，其中略高於半數為女性。
哈佛大學研究人員發現，每週吃兩次以上泡麵的女性，而非男性，代謝症候群的風險高六成八。
代謝症候群是一種提高心臟疾病與糖尿病風險的症候群。症狀包括腰圍過多脂肪。
這份刊登在《營養學期刊》的研究說：「吃泡麵與女性代謝症候群普遍率增加有關，不論主要飲食型態為何。」
換言之，女性是否大量攝取米飯、魚類與蔬果等傳統飲食，或食用較多肉類與油炸食物都不重要，只要每週吃兩次泡麵，她們出現健康問題的風險就會較高。
（法新社／翻譯：自由時報國際新聞中心）
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