she was such a good actress..
its such a waste to see such a good person go..

iam sorry

Yeah, that’s possible too (though realistically, I don’t think Koreans actually eat BBQ often enough to make it a significant risk) The meats are usually marinaded, which reduces the carcinogenic effect of grilling meat. However, the marinade is made with soybean oil, and it’s a bigger no-no to heat any vegetable oil beyond the smoking point.

More than kimchee, I think cutting out soups and stews is the biggest thing.

Didn’t recognise Jang Jin Young in the picture when I saw this article yesterday.
She’s the same competent actress in Over The Rainbow, Singles and Blue/Green Swallow (with Kim Ju Hyuk) !!

ALL THE BEST for an uphill recovery and healthier prognosis to Ms Jang.

p/s: If stomach cancer is #1 in Korea – might the medical teams or food nutritionist experts start doing something?
Carcinogens in a heavy BBQ (charring) and beef diet might also play a contributing part.

Nah, I have to disagree there. Most banchan, especially purchased from stores, carries fairly high amount of sodium. Most Korean stews — which are regularly eaten in winter time — are made from fermented paste and have very, very high sodium content.

Chinese and Japanese, both who use fermented bases in many foods, also have high rates of gastric cancer as well. It’s a problem with East Asian food in general, not just Korean (which is otherwise healthy diet.)

So, substitute very low-sodium versions of banchan. Make kimchee without brine. Stop using miso and other fermented bases. Avoid broiled and grilled meats.

i hope she Get Well soon so we can see her in screen
she’s a Korean Super talented Actress beside jeon do yeon

a balanced diet can probably accommodate all the kimchi, stewed, cured foods. for every few bites of preserved food, have 1-2 cups of fresh veg/fruits. it’s about ratio i suppose. also i hear lots of actors (not just in korea obviously) eat salty foods to stave off hunger, as they need to watch their figure.

From the wiki on kimchee.

“However, some research focused on high-sodium dietary dependence has found overconsumption of kimchi and doenjang ( hangul: 된장) to be a risk factor in gastric cancer (most likely due to nitrates and salt) while unfermented alliums and unfermented seafood were found to be protective factors.[17] One oncological study found one type of kimchi to be a protective factor against gastric cancer while two other types of such high-sodium kimchi as dongchimi (hangul: 동치미) were risk factors.”

I used to think kimchee was rather vile, but I even like it now as a palate cleanser with rich food. I can’t imagine how people eats the stuff straight from the container in the morning though.

I thought kimchee was supposed to be healthy? There were some claims before, during the SARS epidemic a few years back, by some Koreans that the reason Korea was largely unaffected by SARS was because of the national diet of kimchee which gave them stronger immunity to diseases. Uh, I guess that excludes cancer….