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澳洲研究:65歲以上女性每天喝5杯以上咖啡髖部骨密度較低,2至3杯則無明顯影響
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澳洲研究:65歲以上女性每天喝5杯以上咖啡髖部骨密度較低,2至3杯則無明顯影響

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澳洲福林德斯大學研究發現,65歲以上女性每日攝取5杯以上咖啡者髖部骨密度較低,但每日2至3杯中等攝取量未見明顯不利影響;有喝茶習慣者總髖部骨密度略高,研究團隊指出茶中的兒茶素可能促進造骨,咖啡因則可能干擾鈣質吸收,且咖啡負面效應在高酒精攝取女性中更明顯,茶的益處在肥胖女性中更突出。

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文章報導澳洲福林德斯大學對近9,700位美國高齡女性進行約10年追蹤的觀察性研究,探討咖啡與茶攝取對髖部骨密度的影響。

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〔健康頻道/綜合報導〕澳洲研究發現,65歲以上女性若每天喝5杯以上咖啡,髖部骨密度比喝得少的人低;不過,每天喝2至3杯的中等攝取量,未發現明顯不利影響。食農專家韋恩指出,研究也觀察到,有喝茶習慣者的總髖部骨密度略高,但研究屬觀察性研究,無法直接證明喝咖啡或茶就是造成骨密度差異的原因。

韋恩於臉書發文分享,澳洲福林德斯大學(Flinders University)研究團隊分析近9,700位美國高齡女性、追蹤約10年後得到結果發現,每天喝5杯以上咖啡的65歲以上女性,髖部骨密度比喝得少的人低,每天2到3杯的中等攝取量,則看不出對骨頭有什麼壞處。然而,有喝茶習慣的人,總髖部骨密度則略高於完全不喝茶的人。

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為什麼會這樣?韋恩說明,研究團隊提出的解釋是成分差異。茶裡面的兒茶素被認為可能促進造骨作用,咖啡的咖啡因則在實驗室研究中被觀察到會干擾鈣質吸收與骨代謝。共同作者Ryan Liu的說法是:「相較之下,咖啡的咖啡因在實驗室研究中已被證實會干擾鈣質吸收與骨代謝,不過這些效應很小,且可以靠加牛奶來抵消。」

研究還提到,比較值得留意的是,咖啡的影響會被其他因子放大。研究發現咖啡與酒精攝取之間有交互作用,在飲酒量較高的女性身上,大量喝咖啡和低骨密度的關聯更明顯。茶則相反,茶與BMI之間也有交互作用,肥胖女性喝茶對骨密度的好處看起來更突出。

韋恩提醒,這是一項觀察性研究,看到的是相關。研究者本人也講得很保守,福林德斯大學醫學與公共衛生學院兼任副教授Enwu Liu說:「我們的結果不代表你必須戒掉咖啡,或是開始牛飲茶。」、「但這些結果確實顯示,適量喝茶可能是支持骨骼健康的一個簡單方法,而非常大量的咖啡攝取可能不太理想,尤其對有飲酒習慣的女性。」

韋恩補充,換算成台灣人的日常,每天5杯咖啡大約是超商中杯連喝5次,多數人可能沒到這個量,加牛奶這件事也很好做。這意味著,台灣人習慣喝的拿鐵,就可抵銷掉負面效果。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 未來可能進行干預式實驗以驗證咖啡因對鈣質吸收的直接影響

    Possible · Within months

  • 公衛建議可能調整為鼓勵中老年女性適量飲茶並注意高咖啡攝取風險

    Likely · Within weeks

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  • 是否存在因果關係而非僅相關
  • 加牛奶抵消咖啡因影響的具體機制是什麼
  • 茶中兒茶素促進造骨的劑量門檻是多少
  • 酒精與咖啡交互作用的生理路徑為何

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