According to statistics, stomach cancer patients in China account for about 40% of the total number of stomach cancer patients in the world; it is expected that by 2015, the incidence rate of stomach cancer in China will also climb by 1.6% per year. Experts said that stomach cancer was originally a prevalent disease among people over 50 years old, but in recent years, the number of cases among young and middle-aged people has increased. In addition to irregular dietary habits, lack of sleep and excessive pressure have also become triggers for young people to develop stomach cancer.

　　Love to eat salted fish and other pickled products are prone to stomach cancer.

　　Stomach cancer can occur at any age, but the general trend is that the incidence rate rises with age, and the peak age of incidence is between 40 and 69 years old. However, in recent years, the incidence rate of stomach cancer among young and middle-aged people has been increasing rapidly. According to some data, in the past 5 years, the incidence rate of stomach cancer among young people between 19 and 35 years old has doubled compared with that of 30 years ago.

　　The occurrence of stomach cancer is not related to diet, experts said, such as the love of eating pickled food, salted fish and so on have a certain relationship. In addition, often eat fried food, irregular diet, Helicobacter pylori infection is also a cause of stomach cancer. Special reminder, the weather in the south, heavy moisture, food is easy to mold, moldy food in the aflatoxin is a strong carcinogen, so usually pay attention to do not eat moldy food.

　　Lack of sleep makes stomach cancer approaching young people

　　Experts said, "In addition to irregular diet, stress is also a major cause of stomach cancer in young people." Nowadays, young people often solve three meals a day in restaurants, barbecue food, spicy and heavy taste, high salt and high calorie, smoking and drinking and other bad lifestyle will destroy the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract, damage the gastric mucosa, leading to gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases, and increase the chance of cancer. And high mental stress aggravates the disorder of digestive system function.

　　In addition, long-term staying up late and lack of sleep are also one of the causes of stomach cancer in young and middle-aged people.

　　Diversification of food is needed to prevent stomach cancer

　　Diversify food and maintain a balanced diet. Avoid diets that are high in salt (the amount of salt should be limited to 10 grams per day), too hard and too hot. Drinking strong alcohol can also damage the gastric mucosa and induce stomach cancer, so it should be avoided.

　　Eat foods with protective effect appropriately. Choose foods rich in vitamin E, such as almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts and vegetable oil. Garlic can inhibit the growth of nitrate-reducing bacteria and molds in the stomach and should be advocated to eat more. Non-smoking can reduce the content of thiocyanate, the catalyst of nitrosation reaction, in the body, thus reducing the synthesis of N-nitroso compounds.

　　Eat less or do not eat carcinogens, N-nitroso compounds and other carcinogens are factors that induce gastric cancer, people should eat less or do not eat food related to it, such as pickled, smoked, grilled, baked, fried food and moldy food.