每日一至兩杯葡萄酒可起到與藥物相當的防止大齡女性骨質疏鬆的作用。

Regular moderate intake of alcohol after the menopause helps to maintain bone strength, according to an international review team.

　　距某國際調查小組所言，女性絕經後規律適度的酒精攝入量有助於維持骨頭強度。

In comparison, they say, abstaining from alcohol leads to a higher risk of developing osteoporosis.

　　相比之下，不飲酒者則有更高患上骨質疏鬆的風險。

　　來一杯：每日一至兩杯葡萄酒可起到與藥物相當的防止大齡女性骨質疏鬆的作用。

Hundreds of thousands of postmenopausal women take drugs called bisphosphonates every day to combat thinning bones.

　　成百上千的絕經婦女每日都要服用一種二膦酸鹽的藥物去防治骨質疏鬆。

But modest drinking may work as well, suggested the review published in the journal Menopause.

　　一篇刊登在更年期雜誌的調查建議道，適量的飲酒其實也能起到相當的作用。

Experts from the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research analysed a study by researchers at the University of Oregon that showed while women were drinking 19g of alcohol a day – about two small glasses of wine – they had a drop in loss of old bone that improved the balance between old and new bone, maintaining strength.

　　國際科學論壇酒精研究方麵的專家分析了一篇由俄勒岡大學研究人員調查的研究報告，表明當女性每日飲入19克的酒精——相當於兩小杯紅酒—— 降低了舊骨質的流失，促進新老骨質之間的平衡，維持骨頭強度。

When the women were asked to stop drinking, their 'bone turnover' went up.

　　當停止飲酒時，她們的骨轉換加速。

One reviewer said: 'The results suggest an effect of moderate alcohol consumption similar to the effects of bisphosphonates.'

　　一名研究人員說道：“研究結果表明適量的酒精攝入量起到的效果與服用雙膦酸鹽的效果是相近的。”

Sarah Leyland of the National Osteoporosis Society warned against drinking more to protect bones and said: 'Moderate amounts of alcohol might be beneficial for bones, but excessive alcohol increases the risk of fractures, as well as increasing the risk of falls.'

　　國家骨質疏鬆症協會的莎拉·利蘭告誡婦女們不要為了保護骨頭而去飲用太多酒。她說道：“適量的酒精或許對骨頭有益處，但是過度的酒精則會增加摔倒和骨折的風險。”

Alcohol appears to remedy the imbalance between the dissolving of old bone and poor production of new bone that can lead to osteoporosis in older women.

　　酒精似乎改善了導致大齡女性骨質疏鬆的原因——舊骨質的溶解與新骨質難再生之間的不平衡。

Interesting results: Alcohol appears to remedy the imbalance between the dissolving of old bone and poor production of new bone that can lead to osteoporosis in older women

　　趣聞：酒精似乎調節了導致大齡女性骨質疏鬆的原因——舊骨質的溶解與新骨質難再生之間的不平衡。

In comparison, abstaining from alcohol leads to a higher risk of developing osteoporosis because bone turnover accelerated again.

　　相比之下，不飲酒者則有更高患上骨質疏鬆的風險，因為她們的骨轉換再次加速。

Osteoporosis is often termed the 'silent disease' as there are no symptoms prior to a fracture. However, once a person has broken a bone, their risk of breaking another bone - a fragility fracture - increases dramatically.

　　骨質疏鬆症被稱為“沉默的疾病”，因為在骨折之前是沒有任何征兆的。然而，一旦人的一根骨頭折斷後，他們折斷其他骨頭的幾率——骨質脆化斷裂——急速增加。

Around 300,000 fragility fractures occur every year in the UK, and hip fractures lead to 1,150 deaths every month.

　　在英國，每年約30萬起脆化性骨折發生並且髖骨折導致的死亡達到每月1150起。

The Forum last year produced a summary of studies confirming that moderate alcohol consumption is linked with improvements in bone mineral density.

　　國際研究論壇去年發表了一篇研究總結，證實適量的酒精攝入量與改善骨密度有著緊密的關聯。

It concluded that moderate consumption of alcohol - especially of beer and wine - improves bone strength in men and postmenopausal women.

　　報告總結了適量的酒精攝入量——特別是啤酒和紅酒——促進了男性與絕經後女性的骨質強度。

The latest analysis looked at a study of 40 healthy postmenopausal women aged around 56 carried out by US researchers at the University of Oregon.

　　最新的分析關注於一次俄勒岡大學發起的研究——美國研究人員選取了40名健康的停經女性，她們的年齡大概在56歲左右。

This meant alcohol was reducing the loss of old bone which improved the balance between old and new bone, thus maintaining strength.

　　這個研究旨在證明酒精減少舊骨質的流失，促進新老骨質之間的平衡，以此增強骨質。

When the women were asked to stop drinking, their bone turnover went up.

　　當她們停止飲酒時，她們的骨轉換加速。

Follow up: The latest analysis looked at a study of 40 healthy postmenopausal women aged around 56 carried out by US researchers at the University of Oregon

　　跟進：最新的分析關注於一次俄勒岡大學發起的研究——美國研究人員選取了40名健康的停經女性，她們的年齡大概在56歲左右。

But a day after they began drinking again, their bone turnover was once again reduced.

　　但僅她們又開始飲酒後的一天，她們的骨轉換再次減少。

The Forum said the study demonstrated changes at a cellular level linked to alcohol which helped explain why drinkers often had better bone strength.

　　國際研究論壇說，研究表明酒精與細胞水平的變化緊密相關，這也就解釋了為什麼通常飲酒者的骨質較為強硬。

Other recent studies have similarly shown that moderate drinking is associated with improved bone density, although heavy drinking is linked to thinning bones.

　　近期其他的研究也得出了相似的結論——適度飲酒能增強骨密度，但是過量飲酒也會導致骨質稀疏。

A recent study from Finland showed women drinking more than three alcoholic drinks a week had significantly higher bone density than abstainers.

　　芬蘭最近的一個研究表明，每周超過三次飲酒的女性，其骨密度比不飲酒者明顯密集。

Professor Jonathan Powell and Dr Ravin Jugdaohsingh of the Medical Research Council Nutrition Research Group at Cambridge University, said

　　喬納森·鮑威爾教授與劍橋大學醫學研究理事會營養研究組的Ravin Jugdaohsingh醫生說道，

'The study is novel and methods appear robust. The authors seem to know what they are doing.

　　“這個研究十分新奇並且其方法也有效。研究者很明白他們到底在做什麼。”

'The moderate alcohol effect on bone is really quite potent. This is the 'big issue' in determining the relation of moderate alcohol intake and bone that needs resolving.

　　“適量的酒精對骨頭是真的有效。這在肯定適量酒精攝入與有問題骨質的關係中是個大事件。”

'It would be interesting to investigate just how long the levels of the bone turnover markers remain suppressed - if for 24 hours, then the regular, modest consumption (versus the 3 days a week modest consumption) debate for alcohol has some 'data' that supports the former - at least for bone.'

　　“那將會是很有趣的調查，要用多久去抑製骨轉換標誌的水平——如果24小時，然後規律地，適量地消耗（與每周三天適量消耗）爭論酒精有著某些”數據“論證了前者——至少在骨頭方麵。”