Why is there an increase in gout in young healthy people?
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Historically gout has been associated with older people, who ate badly or richly. It is no suprise that Henry VIII was a famous gout sufferer with all the rich food ate and excesses he went to. It has
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Why is there an increase in gout in young healthy people?
posted at 7/3/2012 2:32 PM GMT
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Historically gout has been associated with older people, who ate badly or richly. It is no suprise that Henry VIII was a famous gout sufferer with all the rich food ate and excesses he went to. It has also been associated with cardiovascular risk factors and diabetes but I am hearing of increasing reports of increasingly cases of gout, and especially in seemingly healthy and young people: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132018/?tool=pmcentrez http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20451892,00.html Why do you think this is? Is it related to diet? |
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Re: Why is there an increase in gout in young healthy people?
posted at 7/3/2012 6:14 PM GMT
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Today's youth suffer from too much Money, and too little cooking skills, and healthy food choosing skills. Far too often the menu at fast food places, or even restaurants is heavy on meat and saturated fats, Etc, when it should be rich in Med- style foods, Fruits, Veges Raw and cooked, etc. We need to re-educate the youth how to eat and cook, and everyone in general. DuaneF |
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Re: Why is there an increase in gout in young healthy people?
posted at 11/4/2012 1:35 PM BST
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Hi, My dad just started getting a lot of Gout attacks, if anyone is interested, the foods to avoid are the following… If you are interested in fighting gout naturally – see this site http://fight-gout.com/ hope all goes well. |
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Re: Why is there an increase in gout in young healthy people?
posted at 11/4/2012 2:59 PM BST
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Hi, In my practice I see a lot of patients have high uric acid if they don't eat home cooked meals and take outside meal which is loaded with chemicals and preservatives. Change that to healthy eating and exercise, the uric acid drops. - Dr Sujata Udeshi
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Re: Why is there an increase in gout in young healthy people?
posted at 6/5/2012 8:22 PM BST
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Thanks for an interesting discussion! I do agree with Dr. Yoram Chaiter, Dr. Sujata, & Dr. DuaneF in this context. The increasing reports of increasingly cases of gout, especially in seemingly healthy and young people might be attributed to our fast lifestyle & increasing intake of the 'junk' fast foods. |
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