Zero-calorie sweeteners more than double the risk of blood clots and increase the risk of heart attack, US study
カロリーゼロや糖質ゼロの製品に使われる人工甘味料のエリスリトールが入った飲料を摂取すると、健康な人でも血栓リスクが２倍以上になるという研究結果が８日の学術誌に発表された
A study published in an academic journal on the 8th found that consuming drinks containing the artificial sweetener erythritol, which is used in zero-calorie and zero-sugar products, more than doubles the risk of blood clots, even in healthy people.
エリスリトールはステビアやモンクフルーツ（ラカンカ）といった甘味料の増量に使われている
Erythritol is used to increase the amount of sweeteners such as stevia and monk fruit.
Previous studies have also linked it to an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, and death.
この研究は米クリーブランドクリニック・ラーナー研究所が実施
The study was conducted by the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute.
When 10 healthy subjects drank a drink containing erythritol and their reactions were measured, all of them had an increased platelet reaction.
同じ分量のグルコース（砂糖）入り飲料を摂取した別の１０人には血小板の反応に影響はなかった
Another 10 people who consumed the same amount of glucose (sugar) drinks had no effect on their platelet response.
今回の研究では、米国と欧州の４０００人あまりの血液についても調べた
The study also examined the blood of more than 4,000 people in the United States and Europe.
They found that those with the highest levels of erythritol were twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke.
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