Salt and Stomach Cancer
Salt intake and gastric cancer: a pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project
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This study looked at how eating salty foods affects stomach cancer risk.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
This study looked at how eating salty foods affects stomach cancer risk.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 533 / 100
Evidence Score
The highest quality evidence. These studies systematically search, appraise, and synthesize results from multiple individual studies, providing the most reliable summary of current knowledge.
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Morais S, Costa A, Albuquerque G, Araújo N, Pelucchi C, Rabkin CS, Liao LM, Sinha R, Zhang ZF, Hu J, Johnson KC, Palli D, Ferraroni M, Bonzi R, Yu GP, López-Carrillo L, Malekzadeh R, Tsugane S, Hidaka A, Hamada GS, Zaridze D, Maximovitch D, Vioque J, de la Hera MG, Moreno V, Vanaclocha-Espi M, Ward MH, Pakseresht M, Hernández-Ramirez RU, López-Cervantes M, Pourfarzi F, Mu L, Kurtz RC, Boccia S, Pastorino R, Lagiou A, Lagiou P, Boffetta P, Camargo MC, Curado MP, Negri E, La Vecchia C, Lunet N
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Claims (5)
Eating a lot of salty preserved foods can hurt your stomach lining and cause long-term swelling, making you more likely to get stomach cancer after many years.
People who like salty foods more than others are 59% more likely to get stomach cancer, according to a big review of 25 studies.
People who always add salt to their food might have a one-third higher chance of getting stomach cancer than those who never do.
Eating a lot of salty preserved foods might raise your chances of getting stomach cancer by about one-quarter compared to eating less of them, but this link isn't as strong as other ways salt could affect cancer risk.
Eating more salt doesn't seem to raise your chance of getting stomach cancer much, based on a big review of many studies.