儿童坚持喝牛奶 成年后患肠癌风险小

Children who drink school milk are up to 40 per cent less likely to suffer bowel cancer as adults, a study shows.
　　有研究显示，年幼时期坚持长期饮用牛奶的儿童在长大成人后患上肠癌的风险要比那些不喝牛奶的人降低至少40%。

A half-pint a day had a strong protective effect against the disease, which kills more than 16,000 a year in the UK.

英国每年约有16000人被肠癌夺走生命，而每天饮用乳制品则会有效的保护身体免遭该疾病的侵害。

The key to milk’s anti-cancer effects appears to lie in daily consumption of it over several years in childhood.

而牛奶的抗癌效果则得益于在儿童时期身体对其每日固定的吸收。

Researchers found pupils were 20 per cent less likely to have a tumour later in life if they had milk every day for at least four to six years, and 40 per cent less likely if they were given milk for six years or more.

研究者们发现，孩子们若坚持饮用牛奶达4到6年的话，他们出现肿瘤方面的疾病会减少20%，如果坚持6年以上者，罹患肠癌的几率就会下降四成。

The study compared 562 bowel cancer sufferers aged 30 to 69 with a similar number of healthy volunteers. Each was quizzed on their health and lifestyle, including how often they drank free school milk.

这场研究将562名年龄在30到69岁间肠癌患者与同等数量的健康人群进行比较，并且收集了他们的健康及生活方式方面的信息，其中便包括是否在学生时期经常饮用学校提供的免费牛奶。

It is thought long-term milk consumption builds up high levels of calcium in the body, which could protect the bowel against damage or kill cancer cells before a tumour forms.

而长期的饮用乳制品将提高身体的免疫力，从而保护肠胃免遭疾病困扰，或者杀灭导致肿瘤形成的癌细胞。

Professor Brian Cox, of Otago, New Zealand, told the American Journal of Epidemiology that further research may prove that milk could cut the risk of cancer in future generations.

来自新西兰的布莱恩·考克斯教授解释到，这项研究或许将为今后预防癌症的发病率提供帮助与借鉴。

There is continuing controversy over the future of school milk in the UK. Under the Nursery Milk scheme, children under five can have a daily third of a pint of free milk in approved daycare facilities. But primary pupils have not had free milk since 1971.

在英国，“学生奶”一直都是备受争议的话题之一，按照规定，五岁以下儿童每日都可获得免费的牛奶，以帮助身体发育，而小学生们自上世纪1971年起就不在享有免费牛奶的优待了。

The best ways to reduce bowel cancer risk are to keep a healthy weight, drink less alcohol and be physically active.

保持身体健康，预防肠癌的方法还包括了维持健康的体重，减少饮用酒精饮品，同时还应经常运动。