The Claim
Always using table salt is associated with a 33% increased risk of gastric cancer compared to never using table salt, based on pooled data from multiple international studies.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
People who always add salt to their food might have a one-third higher chance of getting stomach cancer than those who never do.
See the scientific wording
Always using table salt is associated with a 33% increased risk of gastric cancer compared to never using table salt, according to pooled data from multiple international studies.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Salt intake and gastric cancer: a pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project
The study looked at using table salt always versus never and found it increases the risk of stomach cancer by 33%, which directly matches and supports the claim.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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