Animal Products and Risk of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer This is another of those “How much did we spend on this?” studies. How many more studies do we need to show that a more plant based diet is protective and animal based diet is harmful? This study does note that nitrate intake (very common in […]
Is H pylori Infection in Childhood a Risk Factor for Gastric Cancer? This article addressed the question of eradication of H. pylori in children, since it is considered a risk factor for gastric cancer. The authors performed a literature review and determined that it is not indicated to eradicate H. pylori in children. My concerns […]
Gastric mucus synthesis inhibited by cigarette smoke Not that anyone should need any additional reasons, but this research studies may explain how smoking can increase your risk of gastric ulcers. Read entire article here
Vitamin C, gastric cancer cells and Helicobacter pylori This study finds that Vit C can protect against the cancerous changes that can be associated with H. pylori infection but that the typical patient does not have enough Vit C in gastric juice to achieve this effect. Maybe that’s why the bacteria is there in the […]
Dietary nitrate, mutagenic concentrations of NO at the GE junction. Now this is a convoluted pathway…we eat processed meats high in nitrates. This gets absorbed in the GI tract and makes it back to the saliva where bacteria in the mouth convert the nitrate to nitrite. The nitrite is swallowed and turned to nitric oxide […]
