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Their wordsWhat these foods have in common isn’t fermentation – it’s salt.
Their wordsIn other words, what really moved the needle was less salt-preserved food and fewer H. pylori infections – not giving up fermented foods.
Their wordsThe viral claim is a red herring. There’s no good evidence that fermentation itself causes cancer.
Their wordsSo I still recommend three portions of fermented foods a day – it’s what I do.
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