双语新闻：俄男子寿命短或与喝伏特加过量有关 Study: Russian Men Dying Early From Heavy Vodka Use

研究人员说，喝大量伏特加酒的俄罗斯男子有提早死亡的“超常”高风险。

周四在《柳叶刀》医学期刊上发表的一项研究详细介绍了科学家的发现。这些科学家在1999年和2010年之间跟踪研究了大约151,000名成年人。在这段时间内死亡的参加这项研究的8000人当中，有许多被确认是大量饮用伏特加的人。

研究人员说，他们在那些死于诸如事故、自杀和暴力等外部原因的人当中发现伏特加酒的过量饮用。他们说，55岁之前的死亡的风险对于那些每周喝三瓶或更多瓶半公升装的伏特加酒的人为35％。

专家说，俄罗斯男人的总体平均寿命为64岁，这使俄罗斯成为世界上人均寿命最短的国家之一。

Researchers say Russian men who drink large amounts of vodka have an "extraordinarily" high risk of early death.

A study published Thursday in The Lancet medical journal details the findings of scientists who tracked about 151,000 adults between the years of 1999 and 2010. Of the 8,000 people in the study who died during that time, many were found to be heavy drinkers of vodka.

The researchers said they found excess vodka use among those dying of external causes, such as accident, suicide and violence. They say risk of death before age 55 among those who drank three or more half-liter bottles of vodka a week was 35 percent.

Experts say the overall average life expectancy for a Russian man is 64 years, which puts it among the nations with the lowest life expectancies in the world.