Table Salt Linked to 41% Increase in Stomach Cancer Risk: Study

London, 14 May (ONA)--- In a recent study conducted in the United Kingdom, researchers have uncovered a potentially alarming correlation between the consumption of added salt and the risk of developing stomach cancer.

The study out of the UK notes the correlation between added salt and stomach cancer could be even higher because it didn't account for the sodium levels already in the food.

A recent study warns that adding salt to your food at the table may significantly up your risk of gastric cancer. Examining over 471,000 participants without prior cancer or kidney issues.

Researchers found that those habitually salting their meals faced a 41% higher likelihood of developing stomach cancer compared to those who rarely did so.

This revelation stemmed from an 11-year tracking period, during which 640 cases of cancer were documented. However, the study has limitations, failing to include participants' overall dietary sodium intake.

Consequently, the actual link between salt consumption and gastric cancer risk might be even stronger.

Stomach cancer ranks fifth globally, with higher prevalence in East Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. In the US, men are twice as prone to diagnosis as women.

Alarmingly, stomach cancer rates are climbing among younger women, contradicting the typical age-related risk increase.

These findings underscore the importance of monitoring salt intake and its potential health impacts.

--- Ends/Thuraiya/KH