High-Salt Diet Linked To Ulcers And Gastric Cancer
If you love high-salt fast foods and frozen foods, you may get more than high blood pressure. New research suggests a high-salt diet may give you ulcers and gastric cancer, too.
According to a recent study presented to the American Society for Microbiology, high salt levels activate 2 genes in Helicobacter pylori.
That’s the bacterium that can live in the stomach and the part of the intestine just below the stomach, called the duodenum.
H. pylori causes 80% of gastric (stomach) ulcers and 90% of duodenal ulcers. People infected with H. pylori are also 2 to 6 times more likely to develop gastric cancer.
Previous studies showed that cranberry juice and green tea can interfere with the growth of H. pylori.
In February of this year, researchers also said that extra virgin olive oil may work against some strains of H. pylori, including antibiotic-resistant strains.
But they don’t have conclusive proof yet.
Some people drink raw cabbage juice to heal ulcers. But in large amounts, cabbage juice can cause thyroid disease.
You should never treat an ulcer without professional medical advice. See your doctor if you suspect you have an ulcer or any other gastric condition.
And watch your salt.
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May 30th, 2007 at 8:42 am
My uncle has ulcers. I’ve gotta tell him this.
May 30th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Whoa! Didn’t know that. Thanks.
May 30th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
It’s interesting how some foods can help with ulcers.
May 30th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Another reason to stay away from fast foods.
May 30th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I didn’t know cabbage juice could cause thyroid disease if you drink a lot of it. I wonder how many other foods could cause stuff like this. I always think about things like high salt and blood pressure, but this I never heard of.
May 30th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Hard to believe salt can cause cancer. They should tell how much salt if they know.
May 30th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Wow! A lot of people in my family suffer from ulcers but I never thought about the salt in our diets causing it. We’ve gotta try this and see if it helps. I just thought it was a family heredity type of thing.
May 30th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
I could use this information. Thanks.
May 31st, 2007 at 2:57 pm
More great information. Thanks.