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Article: A diet for gout?
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- The Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA)
- Article date:
- March 11, 2005
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Byline: Barbara Quinn
Questions from readers continue for National Nutrition Month. And yes, Virginia, several medical conditions respond well to proven nutritional treatments. Here are two examples:
Q: Is there a diet for gout?
A: Yes, there is. And there is a diet that may help you avoid this painful condition, too. Gout is caused when needle-like crystals of uric acid accumulate in connective tissue and between joints. (The big toe comes to mind.) Uric acid develops more readily when a susceptible person eats too much protein, fat and alcohol and doesn't drink enough water and other fluids. Being overweight can also aggravate gout.
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