The Claim
Individuals with a preference for salty taste have a 59% higher risk of developing gastric cancer compared to those with normal or no salt taste preference, as determined by pooled analysis of 25 case-control studies involving 10,283 cases and 24,643 controls.
What the research says
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People who like salty foods more than others are 59% more likely to get stomach cancer, according to a big review of 25 studies.
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Individuals with a preference for salty taste have a 59% higher risk of developing gastric cancer compared to those with normal or no salt taste preference, based on pooled analysis of 25 case-control studies involving 10,283 cases and 24,643 controls.
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 whether people who prefer salty tastes are more likely to get stomach cancer, and it found they have a 59% higher risk, which matches the claim exactly.
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