The Claim

High salt intake is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer in adults, with relative risks of 1.68 for high versus low intake and 1.41 for moderately high versus low intake, based on a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Source: Habitual salt intake and risk of gastric cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Eating a lot of salt might raise your chances of getting stomach cancer, especially in adults. The more salt you eat, the higher the risk seems to be.

See the scientific wording

High salt intake is associated with increased risk of gastric cancer in adults, with a relative risk of 1.68 for high versus low intake and 1.41 for moderately high versus low intake, based on a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Habitual salt intake and risk of gastric cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

    The study looked at salt intake and stomach cancer in adults and found that more salt means higher risk, exactly like the claim says.

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