Research
Macro partitioning
High salt and salted food intake is associated with an increased risk of stomach cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Reducing salt and salted food intake (pickles, salted fish) is associated with lower risks of stomach cancer and cardiovascular disease. This supports standard sodium reduction guidelines.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
In the JPHC Study, intake of salted food, such as pickled vegetables and salted fish or fish roe, was associated with an increased risk of stomach cancer, while salt per se was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (36).
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort with clear associations between salt/salted foods and specific diseases.
Source
The JPHC Study: Design and Some Findings on the Typical Japanese Diet
Shoichiro Tsugane et al. · Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2014
cohort · n=140420Cited 384×
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