The Claim

In 2021, males exhibited a significantly higher burden of gastric cancer attributed to high salt intake compared to females, with age-standardized mortality rates approximately 2.5 times higher and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates about 2.8 times higher.

Source: Global burden of gastric cancer attributed to high-salt diets: spatiotemporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities from 1990 to 2021

What the research says

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In plain English

Men are much more likely than women to die or suffer from stomach cancer due to eating too much salt, with rates over twice as high in 2021.

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Males bear a significantly higher burden of gastric cancer attributed to high salt intake than females, with age-standardized mortality rates approximately 2.5 times higher and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates about 2.8 times higher in 2021.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Global burden of gastric cancer attributed to high-salt diets: spatiotemporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities from 1990 to 2021

    The study looks at how high salt intake causes stomach cancer worldwide, same as the claim, and uses the same data source, so it likely supports the claim about men being more affected.

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