While genetics play a large role in gout, other factors can also increase your risk, such as your diet and, potentially, your weight. Gout is an inflammatory form of arthritis that affects the ...

Treating gout as soon as possible also prevents joint deformities due to tophi and helps stop each future flare-up from being longer and more painful. Researchers warn that while a high-purine diet ...

“Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer – the myth that gout is caused by ...

While gout is commonly linked to excessive drinking or poor diet, new research has revealed that genetics may play a larger ...

To prevent gout or a gout flare-up, try the following: Focus on eating a healthy, balanced diet, such as the Mediterranean way of eating or DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension ...

The word ‘gout’ often brings to mind lavish feasts, with plenty of red meat, fatty foods and alcohol consumed that triggers the condition that was once known as the "rich man’s disease".

"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer - the myth that gout is caused by lifestyle or diet needs to be busted," Prof Merriman, of Otago’s Department of ...

Nutrients in fish are beneficial for heart health, but fish high in purines can trigger a gout attack. Purines are important to the body, and when they break down, they form a substance called uric ...

Gout is no longer a disease of rich monarchs who overindulge in fatty meats and wine, but a health problem that can affect anyone. Foods rich in purines can raise blood levels of uric acid. Deposits ...