Table 5.

Impact of dietary elements on gastric health.

Dietary elements contributing to gastric diseases	References	Dietary elements with beneficiary effects on gastric health	References
Red meat and processed meat		Fruits
Heme in meat catalyze the superoxide and hydrogen peroxide conversion to hydroxyl radicals	Macho-González et al., 2020	Contains ascorbic acid, which scavenge reactive radicals and prevents DNA damage	Drake et al., 1996
Nitrites in preserved meat (ham, bacon)		Dairy products
Nitrosamines, N-nitroso compounds (NOC), reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation	Jakszyn and González, 2006	Prebiotic property	Kok and Hutkins, 2018; Rezac et al., 2018; Tamang et al., 2020
High salt consumption		Turmeric (curcumin)
Damages stomach lining, facilitates H. pylori colonization	Fox et al., 1999	Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties	Sarkar et al., 2016