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 ...

“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. “This widespread myth causes shame in ...

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 ...

The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet has been promoted online and in the media as a weight-loss tool and seemingly all-round magical healer. Yet it was first developed in the 1920s for children ...

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 ...

In a media release, he mentioned that the study busted the myth that gout has anything to do with poor lifestyle choices or poor diet – it is a condition with genetic influence. There is a ...

Researchers say gout is hereditary and more prevalent in Māori. A major international study has found gout is a chronic illness where genetics is a major cause, rather than lifestyle choices of ...

US government benefit handouts now make up nearly a fifth of Americans’ income – more than double the proportion in the 1970s. An ageing population and soaring healthcare costs means that the average ...

The DASH diet was shown to lower blood pressure decades ago, yet few people follow it. Here’s how to give it a try. Credit...Giacomo Bagnara Supported by By Alice Callahan When Dr. Deepak Gupta ...