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Stomach cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in Korea. Here's a map of the death rate, which doesn't necessarily correspond to the cancer rate: http://
by wooster 15y ago
Stomach cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in Korea.
Here's a map of the death rate, which doesn't necessarily correspond to the cancer rate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stomach_cancer_world_map_-_Death_-_WHO2004.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stomach_cancer_world_map_-...
And an article on salty diet and stomach cancer in South Korea:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/03/24/us-salty-diet-idUSTRE62N4KX20100324 http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/03/24/us-salty-diet-idUS...
- silentbicycle 15y agoIt may also have something to do with the high salt intake that accompanies many of those pickled vegetables.
- tptacek 15y agoAccording to an IARC link Aaron Swartz posted on Twitter, it's the nitrosamines in fermented pickles.
- silentbicycle 15y agoWouldn't it also be the case with sauerkraut, then?
- tptacek 15y agoProbably.