青少年常飲汽水易產生暴力行爲大綱
Just one can of fizzy drink a day is linked to more aggressive behaviour by teenagers, claim researchers.
A new study found youngsters were significantly more likely to be violent and carry weapons if they regularly consumed fizzy soft drinks.
The study showed those having more than five cans of non-diet carbonated drinks a week were more likely to get involved in violent assaults.
The latest findings, reported online in the journal Injury Prevention, come from a survey of 1,878 teenagers aged 14 to 18 from 22 state schools in Boston.
They were asked how many cans of non-diet fizzy soft drinks they had consumed over the past week.
Up to four cans was considered "low", and five or more was classified as "high".
Just under one in three pupils fell into the "high" category, some drinking more than two or three cans a day.
Youngsters were asked if they had been violent towards their peers, a brother or sister, or a partner, and whether they had carried a gun or knife in the past year.
Overall, frequent soft drink consumption was associated with a 9 percent to 15 percent increased likelihood of engaging in aggressive behaviour.
The researchers, led by Dr Sara Solnick from the University of Vermont, said "There was a significant and strong association between soft drinks and violence. "
據英國《每日郵報》10月24日報道，研究人員稱，年輕人一天一罐汽水，易致言行暴力。
一項新研究發現，青少年如果定期飲用碳酸飲料，則更可能具有暴力傾向和攜帶武器。
該研究顯示， 那些在一週之內飲用超過5罐含糖碳酸飲料的青少年更易參與暴力襲擊。
這些最新的發現源自一項對1878名年齡在14—18歲之間的青少年的調查。這些孩子均來自波士頓的22所公立學校。該項結果發表在《傷害預防》網站上。
研究調查了孩子們在上一週內飲用的含糖碳酸飲料罐數。
飲用4罐和4罐以內被認爲是“較低”，5罐或5罐以上則被定義爲“較高”。
僅有不到三分之一的學生被劃分到“較高”一類，有的學生每天飲用超過2罐或3罐碳酸飲料。
青少年們被問及是否曾經對他們的同齡人、兄弟姐妹或者同伴施加過暴力行爲，以及是否在去年有過攜帶槍支或匕首的記錄。
總而言之，頻繁的飲用軟飲料與從事暴力行徑的可能性之間的聯繫增加了9%—15%。
該研究的負責人——佛蒙特大學的薩拉索爾尼克博士說：“飲用軟飲料和暴力行爲之間有着顯著而密切的聯繫。”
