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.

This claim says that in several Asian countries, more men than women die from stomach cancer linked to eating too much salt, with men dying about 1.7 to 2.4 times more often than women.

Fewer people worldwide are dying or suffering long-term health problems from stomach cancer linked to eating too much salt, with death rates dropping by almost half and overall health impact decreasing by more than half since 1990.

This is about how eating too much salt can lead to stomach cancer. It says that in East Asia, fewer people are dying from this type of cancer now compared to 30 years ago, and people are also living healthier lives without as much sickness from it.

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.

As people get older, more of them get sick with stomach cancer from eating too much salt. This cancels out some health improvements in certain areas and leads to more years of poor health, even though overall cancer rates are going down.