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コーヒーを飲むと健康な子が生まれない？最近の実験結果によると、一日にコーヒーを2杯以上飲むと未熟児(発育不良の状態)で生まれることが判明したようです。
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Times Online informed about newest guidance for pregnant women.
The new guidance from the Food Standards Agency comes after research that links caffeine consumption to small babies.
Pregnant women are advised to drink no more than two cups of coffee a day to cut the risk of giving birth to underweight babies. Underweight babies are also more at risk of premature death or suffer other developmental problems later in life.
Caffeine is also found in tea, cola, chocolate, cocoa, energy drinks and some medicines as well as coffee.
Scientific research has already linked caffeine consumption to a higher risk of miscarriage during pregnancy. Lower birth weight can also result in spontaneous miscarriage.
The new advice is for pregnant women to limit caffeine intake to 200mg a day, the equivalent of two average-sized cups of instant coffee.
Freshly brewed coffee, which is commonly served at coffee chain outlets, contains an average 140g of caffeine in an average-sized mug.
A cup of tea contains 70mg of caffeine, a 330ml can of cola 40mg, and a 50g bar of plain chocolate 50mg, according to the agency.
Andrew Wadge, chief scientist at the FSA, said: “This new advice doesn’t mean that pregnant women have to cut out caffeine completely, simply that they should be careful and make sure they don’t have too much. We would emphasise that the risks are likely to be very small and believe our new advice, which is based on new research and has been considered by leading independent scientists, is sensible and proportionate.”
Researchers at Leeds and Leicester universities studied the caffeine consumption patterns of 2,645 low-risk pregnant women with an average age of 30. Women whose intake of caffeine was over 200mg a day were more likely to give birth to smaller babies. The study took place between September 2003 and June 2006.
Most women in pregnancy however already drink less than 200mg a day and most in the study drank tea so the revised advice is unlikely to affect many women.
The British Coffee Association in a statement said that in light of the new research it will be immediately revising its own guidance to healthcare professionals and consumers on coffee consumption.
Health chiefs are anxious that women do not replace caffeine drinks with alcoholic drinks or very sweet soft drinks.
Last week scientists also found that a weekly glass of wine or two during pregnancy did no harm to infants and could benefit their performance on some tests linked to behaviour and vocabulary.
It is rather logical, that moderation is best way to provide healthy life style.
Specialy pregnant women must be very careful about their diet, but if they follow common sense and simply do not exaggerate with amount of treats they enjoy every day, they do not need worry too much about health of their unborn children.
It is said that women during pregnancy follow natural instinct which let them know what is good for them & for their child. However we can not depend only on instincts so it is very good to know that scientists are looking for solutions which help to develop healthy human population.
