What did the researchers find out?
What did the researchers find out?
They wrote: “In this systematic meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies, we found a significant association between increased gastric cancer incidence risk and high intake of pickled vegetables.”
The researchers observed stomach cancer incidence was 1.15 times higher for a 40 g/day increment in pickled vegetable intake and 1.24 times higher, comparing the highest to the lowest intake.
“The result from our dose-response meta-analysis further strengthens previous meta-analyses, which showed an increased risk of gastric cancer, comparing the highest to the lowest intake of pickled vegetables and salted fish,” the researchers concluded.
“Our findings supported the evidence that high intake of pickled vegetable and salted fish is associated with elevated risk of gastric cancer incidence.”
