Salty foods linked to stomach cancer
Salt processed food and gastric cancer in a Chinese population.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Preserved vegetables (43g/week) showed higher risk (6.33x) than pickled vegetables (227g/week at 3.09x)
Counterintuitive that smaller amounts of preserved veggies are riskier than larger amounts of pickled ones
Practical Takeaways
Reduce consumption of salted meats, pickled vegetables, and preserved vegetables to less than 100g/227g/43g per week respectively
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Preserved vegetables (43g/week) showed higher risk (6.33x) than pickled vegetables (227g/week at 3.09x)
Counterintuitive that smaller amounts of preserved veggies are riskier than larger amounts of pickled ones
Practical Takeaways
Reduce consumption of salted meats, pickled vegetables, and preserved vegetables to less than 100g/227g/43g per week respectively
Publication
Journal
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
Year
2014
Authors
Sihao Lin, Yuanhang Li, Kayee Leung, Cheng-Yu Huang, Xiao-rong Wang
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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.
Eating a lot of pickled veggies (more than a half-pound per week) might triple the risk of stomach cancer in Chinese adults from certain areas, even when considering how much fresh fruits and veggies they eat.
If Chinese adults like eating very salty food, they might have a much higher chance of getting stomach cancer, and the saltier they like it, the bigger the risk.
Eating more than a small amount of pickled veggies each week might make Chinese adults over 6 times more likely to get stomach cancer, and the more you eat, the higher the risk.
Eating more than 100 grams of salted meat each week might make Chinese adults between 40 and 75 years old almost six times more likely to get stomach cancer, even after considering other factors like smoking or diet.