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 ...

Symptoms include sudden severe pain in a joint, often the big toe, as well as hot, swollen, red skin over the affected joint.

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 ...

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 ...

Gout is hereditary rather than down to lifestyle, suggests a new study. Once regarded as an illness of the wealthy and believed to have been suffered by Henry VIII, the painful condition is the ...

22, 2024 — Adults with type 2 diabetes on a low-carbohydrate diet may see benefits to their beta-cell function allowing them to better manage their disease and ... Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers ...

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 ...

A high protein, low carb diet may have several physical and cognitive benefits, but some studies suggest there may be risks. A balanced diet of complex carbs, lean proteins, and healthy fats is ...

A healthy diet and a lifestyle routine can help in combatting anxiety symptoms – know all about it from the study here.