Cancer is a devastating disease. There is no better way to fight cancer, but to prevent it from developing. Eating a
balanced and healthy meal is one kind of prevention.
In a study of the European Cancer Prevention (ECP) and the Intersalt Cooperative Research Group, it has been found out that higher salt and nitrate intake can cause
stomach cancer. This study is based on the hypothesis that salt can affect stomach cancer mortality and stroke mortality. The study postulated that the continuous use of high dose of salt can result to early atrophic gastritis, an ailment that can develop into a stomach cancer. In this study also, South Korea and the Peoples' Republic of China had been found out to have the highest value for stomach cancer mortality rate in relation with the nitrate. It is also proven that sodium coming from foods preserved with salt and from salted high carbohydrate foods like bread and rice fermented in salty sauces is associated with a higher risk of stomach cancer mortality. The study randomly selected samples from 39 populations coming from 24 countries.
Knowing the risk of getting cancer by high level salt intake, it is necessary for each and every one of us to be very particular with the
food type we are eating. As I've said, prevention is better than any known cancer treatment in the world. Stay healthy and live a meaningful life!
