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Researchers Recommend Statins with Your Fries
他汀，為你解決吃薯?xiàng)l的后顧之憂

Restaurant patron: “Gimme the chocolate milk shake and the cheeseburger deluxe.”
Waitress: “That’s the cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, fries and statin pill, coming right up.”
餐廳顧客：“給我一個(gè)巧克力奶昔和豪華漢堡?！?br> 服務(wù)生：“漢堡里面是生菜，西紅柿，洋蔥，薯?xiàng)l和他汀類的藥物，馬上好?！?/div>

That scene could someday happen, if researchers at Imperial College London have their way. They say that including a dose of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could offset the health risks of a high-fat meal. They present their case in the American Journal of Cardiology.
如果倫敦帝國學(xué)院的研究人員有門路的話，這種場景可能某天就會上演。他們說，加入一劑降低膽固醇的他汀類藥物，就可以消除高脂肪膳食對健康造成的危害。他們將此病例發(fā)表在美國雜志《心臟病學(xué)》上。

We all know that eating a greasy burger is not the most heart-healthy approach to dining. It can raise our cholesterol and boost our risk for heart attacks. But could a statin pill really neutralize the harmful effects of a pit stop at the local burger joint?
我們都知道用餐時(shí)吃油膩膩的漢堡并不是對心臟最健康的食物。它會升高膽固醇，增加我們心臟病發(fā)作的幾率。但是，他汀類藥丸真的可以消除一個(gè)個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)貪h堡聯(lián)盟點(diǎn)所帶來的危害么？

Reviewing data from some 43,000 patients involved in seven clinical trials, scientists calculated how much a person’s heart attack risk increases with fat intake, and how much statins can decrease that risk. They conclude that a daily dose of statins would compensate for a daily cheeseburger and a small milk shake.
Dispensing the drug would cost pennies—not much more than the packet of ketchup that restaurants already give you for free. It may not be a Happy Meal. But it could be a healthier one.
根據(jù)7個(gè)臨床試驗(yàn)中大約43,000名患者的數(shù)據(jù)，科學(xué)家們計(jì)算一個(gè)人的脂肪攝入量使心臟病發(fā)作增加多少風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，他汀類藥物能降低多少風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。他們得出結(jié)論，一劑普通的他汀類藥物可以抵消一個(gè)普通漢堡和一個(gè)小奶昔增加的心臟病發(fā)作增加的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
配制此類藥物花不了幾個(gè)錢--可能就比餐廳里提供的一包免費(fèi)番茄醬貴點(diǎn)兒。它雖然不是一頓什么快樂餐，但是，它會更保健。

—Karen Hopkin

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