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Research Question:
Systematic literature searches of case-control studies to evaluate the relationship between salt intake and gastric cancer show a positive relationship, but a quantitative analysis of longitudinal cohort studies is missing. It was therefore carried out this review article.

Eating salt increases the chance of getting stomach cancer?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 10 cohort studies with 268718 participants, of which 1474 people who got stomach cancer. The follow-up duration was 6-15 years. There was no question of heterogeneity between the studies and publication bias.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that compared with the lowest salt intake, the highest salt intake the likelihood of getting stomach cancer significantly with 68% [RR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.17-2.41, p = 0.005] did increase. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.

The researchers found that compared with the lowest salt intake, the relatively high salt intake the likelihood of getting stomach cancer significantly with 41% [RR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.03-1.93, p = 0.032] did increase.

The associations was stronger among the Japanese population and a higher consumption of selected salt-rich foods was also associated with a high risk.

The researchers concluded that a high salt intake the likelihood of getting stomach cancer did increase.

Original title:
Habitual salt intake and risk of gastric cancer: A meta-analysis of prospective studies by D'Elia L, Rossi G, [...], Strazzullo P.

Link:
http://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614%2812%2900005-2/fulltext

Additional information about El Mondo:
The Health Council recommends up to 6 grams of salt per day. 6 grams of salt is equivalent to 2400 mg sodium.
A salt of America product contains nutritional seen at least 0.5 grams of sodium per 100 grams (100 ml).
A low-sodium product contains nutritional seen up to 0.1 grams of sodium per 100 grams (100 ml) or up to 0.12 grams of sodium per 100 kcal.
Read more about sodium sodium in the presentation.

Research questi
on: the evidence for the effects of folic acid on plasma homocysteine levels and the total the glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes are contradictory. It was therefore carried out this review ar

ticle.The total plasma homocysteine levels and folic acid supplements improve the glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes

?Study desig
n: this overview article contained 4 studies with 183 patients with diabetes ty

pe 2. results and conclu
sions: the meta-analysis showed that folic acid supplements had a significant effect on the total plasma homocysteine levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. The weighted mean difference was-3.52 [95% CI =-4.44 to-2.60]. Significant is, there is a link at 95% reliability.

The meta-analysis showed that folic acid supplements had a non-significant effect on the HbA1c levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. The weighted mean difference was-0.37 [95% CI =-1.10 to 0.35]. Non-significant is, there is no link.

The researchers concluded that folic acid supplements the total plasma homocysteine levels in patients with type 2 diabetes reduced and there was a trend to recognize in improving glycemic control.Original title: Eff

ect of folic acid sup
plementation on plasma total homocysteine levels and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sudchada P, Saokaewemail S, [...], http://www.sciencedirect.co

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ore about folic acid and homocysteine levels in the presentation the high folic acid.