Eating a lot of pickled veggies (more than a half-pound per week) might triple the risk of stomach cancer in Chinese adults from certain areas, even when considering how much fresh fruits and veggies they eat.

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Salt processed food and gastric cancer in a Chinese population.

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The study looked at pickled vegetables and found they increase stomach cancer risk in Chinese people, which matches the claim, but the claim gives exact numbers the study abstract doesn't show.

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Salt processed food and gastric cancer in a Chinese population.

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DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.13.5293

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