Kajian menunjukkan perkaitan positif antara pengambilan minuman manis dan 100 peratus jus buah-buahan dengan peningkatan risiko kanser keseluruhan dan kanser payudara. Kajian itu menambah bukti untuk menyokong keputusan dasar untuk menyekat penggunaan minuman manis oleh populasi umum.
Semakin ramai orang dari semua peringkat umur di seluruh dunia secara kerap mengambil manis drinks. The consumption of sugary and artificially sweetened drinks is at an all-time high especially in western countries. Gula minuman termasuk minuman manis secara semula jadi atau buatan, minuman bergas yang mengandungi soda, 100 peratus jus buah-buahan dan jus kotak. Beberapa bukti menunjukkan bahawa pengambilan minuman manis yang lebih tinggi dikaitkan dengan peningkatan risiko obesiti, risiko diabetes, hipertensi dan penyakit kardiovaskular yang lain. Bukti mengaitkan minuman manis dengan risiko kanser telah terhad setakat ini. Walaupun, obesiti yang disebabkan oleh pengambilan mereka adalah faktor risiko paling kuat untuk kanser.
Kajian yang diterbitkan pada 10 Julai di BMJ has investigated the associations between higher consumption of sugary drinks, artificially sweetened beverages and 100 percent fruit juices with increased risk of kanser. The findings have been reported from NutriNet-Sante cohort study in France which included 101,257 healthy male and female adults of average age of 42 years. All participants filled out two daily 24-hour questionnaires which measured their normal dietry intake of 3,300 various foods and beverages. All participants were followed up for nine years. Medical records and health insurance databases validated first cases of cancer. Risk factors of cancer like age, gender, medical history, smoking status, exercise levels etc were noted. In the study, the risk was assessed for overall cancer and in particular breast, prostate and bowel cancers.
In the participants’ follow-up, 1100 cancer cases were validated with average age of diagnosis being 59 years. Analysis showed that 100 ml increased daily consumption of sugary drinks was associated with increased risk of cancer – 18 percent overall cancer and 22 percent breast cancer. Both boxed fruit juices, 100 percent fruit juices and other sugary drinks was associated with high level of overall cancer. No link was found with prostrate and colorectal kanser. Interestingly, consumption of artificially sweetened beverages did not show any association. The understanding id that consumption of such drinks affects visceral fat in our body – the fat stored around vital organs like liver and pancreas. They also affect blood sugar levels and cause increased inflammation which leads to increased cancer risk.
Kajian semasa melaporkan perkaitan positif antara pengambilan minuman manis dan peningkatan risiko kanser keseluruhan dan kanser payudara selepas menyesuaikan pelbagai faktor yang berpengaruh. Kajian itu menganjurkan untuk mengehadkan penggunaan minuman manis secara ketat dan menasihati tindakan dasar termasuk mengubah suai cadangan pemakanan sedia ada, menambah cukai yang sesuai dan meletakkan sekatan pemasaran. Minuman bergula digunakan secara meluas di negara barat dan dengan itu mengehadkan penggunaannya boleh membantu dalam pencegahan kanser.
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Sumber (s)
Chazelas, E. et al. 2019. Pengambilan minuman bergula dan risiko kanser: hasil daripada kohort prospektif NutriNet-Santé. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l2408
