每天喝2.5品脱的酒会使你的寿命减少5年

Drinking two and a half pints a day cuts your life expectancy by five years, a study has found. British scientists have carried out a large study of drinkers to work out the affect of an extra drink or two. They compared around current drinkers in 19 countries worldwide and found every drink above UK guidelines costs 15 minutes of life.

一项研究发现：每天喝2.5品脱的酒会使你的寿命减少5年。英国科学家开展了一项有关饮酒者的大型研究，以了解一两杯酒产生的影响。他们对比了来自19个国家的近60万位饮酒者，并发现：超出"英国指南"的每一杯酒饮都会让你失去15分钟的生命。

Just one-and-a-half pints of lager or 175ml glasses of wine a day - or 10 a week - was found to cut life expectancy by between 1-2 years. This was calculated for a 40 year old who continued to drink this amount for life. Having 18 drinks or more per week - on average two and a half drinks a day - was linked with 4-5 years shorter life expectancy.

每天只要喝1.5品脱的啤酒或175毫升的葡萄酒--或每周喝10次--被发现会降低1至2年的寿命。这针对的是40岁的对象，他们在生活中持续这般饮酒。每周喝18次或更多--平均一天2.5杯酒--或使人们的寿命降低4至5年。

The average Briton downs more than two drinks a day. Lead author Dr Angela Wood, from the University of Cambridge, said: "The key message of this research is that, if you already drink alcohol, drinking less may help you live longer and lower your risk of several cardiovascular conditions."

英国人平均每天饮酒超过2杯。剑桥大学的首席作者Angela Wood博士说道："研究所传达的关键信息是：如果你本来就喜欢喝酒，那少喝一点或许能让你活的更久、降低你患心血管疾病的风险。"

Researchers looked at data from 81 studies involving 599,912 participants spanning 50 years between 1964 and 2013. During this time 40,310 died and 39,018 developed cardiovascular disease. The study, published in the Lancet and part-funded by the British Heart Foundation, challenges other research suggesting moderate drinking is beneficial to heart health. The authors supported Britain's recently lowered guidelines which were criticised for being too draconian.

研究员查看了涉及599912名受试者的81项研究，研究跨度从1964年至2013年（50年）。在这段时间内，40310位受试者离世，39018位受试者患了心血管疾病。研究发表在《柳叶刀》杂志上，英国心脏基金提供了部分资助。该研究质疑其它表明适度饮酒有益心脏健康的研究。研究作者支持英国最新发表的降低标准的指南，该指南之前因为太过严苛而饱受批评。

Since 2016 the UK recommends men and women should not drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week. This equates to around six pints of beer or six glasses of wine a week - less than one a day. Prof David Spiegelhalter, of the University of Cambridge, said: "This is a massive and very impressive study."

自2016年起，英国建议男性和女性每周饮酒量不应超过14单位。相当于每周6品脱啤酒或6杯葡萄酒--每天一杯都不到。剑桥大学的David Spiegelhalter教授说道："这是一项规模浩大、令人印象深刻的研究。"

"It estimates that, compared to those who only drink a little, people who drink at the current UK guidelines suffer no overall harm in terms of death rates, and have 20% fewer heart attacks."

"研究估计：与只喝少量酒的人相比，按照目前英国指南饮酒数量饮酒的人死亡率整体不受影响，心脏病发作的风险降低20%。"