[0049] 瑪黛茶不會傷害肚子裡的胎兒

Q: 身為準媽媽的妳，一定會很擔心到底懷孕期間喝瑪黛茶會不會有任何問題。

A: 答案，在少量的範圍下，並不會有影響。(這也包括了其他含咖啡因飲品，包括咖啡,綠茶紅茶,巧克力之類)

但是當然最好還是要盡量『避免任何含有咖啡因的食物或飲品。』







上一篇寫到了瑪黛茶中的咖啡因可能會對身體有影響，但是就如同所有含咖啡因的飲品一樣（包括咖啡，可樂，綠茶紅茶烏龍茶，巧克力，蠻牛......），只要在適量的範圍內，對身體是有益無害。

但是這又同時引出了另一個經常有人問的問題，為了這問題也找了很多資料，也發了信請教了老外。

Q:在懷孕期間，生理期時，以及哺乳中的婦女究竟能不能喝瑪黛茶？

A:答案是可以的，只要在適量的範圍內（這個範圍因人而異，衛生署建議咖啡因攝取 300mg/日 以下），並不會有任何的影響。

雖然說可以，但是並不是鼓勵。畢竟每個人對咖啡因的耐受度並不同，有的人每天五杯咖啡也活的好好的，有的人一杯咖啡就整天心神不寧。（我就是那種可以喝兩公升的茶，但是卻沒辦法喝一杯咖啡的人。）

如果懷孕的妳心有疑慮的話，當然不要喝最好，這也包括了其他包含咖啡因的飲料跟食物，一切安全為重。但是妳就算喝了，只要不過量，也不用太擔心。


其中有找到了一篇關於瑪黛茶與懷孕的研究，所以就拿來翻一下。

以下這篇論文是由巴西 Department of Social Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas 所做的研究。巴西也是相當熱衷於瑪黛茶的國家，在巴西南部也有大規模的種植生產，也有不少的供應商外銷全世界。

由於這篇研究是需要進入付費資料庫才存取的到，也不能任意公開內容，所以只要看它所提供的 Abstract 大綱跟結論就夠了，因為重點都有了，內容其實也只有做學術研究的人才會有興趣。

它研究了瑪黛茶對胎兒的影響，結論是，沒有發現兩者有任何關連。

Mate Drinking during Pregnancy 關於懷孕期間飲用瑪黛茶

In 1993, a study was done in Pelotas, Brazil, on the effects of drinking Yerba Mate during pregnancy. This study was done under the assumption that Yerba Mate contains caffeine. Since caffeine intake by mothers has been linked to preterm births and stunted growth of babies, the thought was that consumption of yerba mate during pregnancy would result in these problems. In total, 5189 births were analyzed and data collected.

這項關於懷孕期間飲用瑪黛茶的研究是在 1993 於巴西佩洛塔斯所完成。因為瑪黛茶含有咖啡因，而咖啡因又與早產和胎兒發育遲緩有關連。所以才會實行這項關於瑪黛茶與懷孕婦女的研究，進而瞭解是否瑪黛茶會造成這些問題。本研究記錄與研究了5189個新生兒。



Pelotas is a city in southern Brazil, where drinking Yerba Mate is a part of everyday life for many. Of the women reported being mate drinkers (mate consumption at least once a week regularly during the entire pregnancy), 70% of them were daily consumers.

佩洛塔斯位於巴西的南方，當地人將瑪黛茶視為生活必備品，而婦女也是瑪黛茶愛好者，（懷孕期間每週至少有喝一次瑪黛茶。）有七成的人是每天都會喝。


"Mate, a hot infusion of Ilex paraguayensis, is a beverage largely consumed in Southeast Latin America, including during pregnancy. To assess the effect of mate drinking during pregnancy on preterm and small for gestational age (SGA) birth, a cross-sectional study was done.

在南美洲非常盛行瑪黛茶是由巴拉圭冬青所泡製的茶飲，當地婦女既使在懷孕期間也會持續飲用。本研究希望找出瑪黛茶與早產和胎兒發育遲緩的關連性。

From January 1st to December 31st, 1993, in the first 24 h after delivery, all 5304 mothers giving birth at the hospitals in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, were interviewed and several of their characteristics were gathered. Birth weight was recorded and gestational age at birth assessed using the Dubowitz score. All 5189 single births were analyzed."

從 1993年 1/1 ~ 12/31，本研究面訪了在巴西佩洛塔斯醫院所生產的5304個媽媽，記錄下她們的部分特性，以及以 Dubowitz Score 分析記載了5189個新生兒的資料。

（中間的研究報告就省略了，因為著作權的關係，以及......反正寫了也沒人會想看。所以跳到結論。）

The conclusion of the study? "No association between mate and birth outcomes was found.... Mate drinking had no association with preterm birth, neither in the crude nor in the adjusted analysis."

本研究的結論？ 並沒有發現到瑪黛茶跟新生兒（早產或遲緩）有任何關連。

Also "The consistency of the results obtained from 2 independent population-based investigations conducted in Pelotas in subsequent years (1992 and 1993) suggests that the amount of mate regularly consumed during pregnancy in South Brazil is probably safe for the fetus."

之後的調查也指出，在（巴西南部）懷孕期間經常飲用瑪黛茶對胎兒可能是安全的。



Mate Drinking during Pregnancy
Iná S. Santos2, Alicia Matijasevich and Neiva C. J. Valle


Department of Social Medicine,
Federal University of Pelotas,
Pelotas, RS, Brazil




http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/135/5/1120


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