Studies have shown that diet can have an impact on the risk of gout flare-ups. For example, high-purine, high-sugar diets containing a lot of acid-forming foods can increase uric acid levels and so raise the risk of recurrent gout flares.
On the other hand, low-purine, low-sugar diets containing more alkaline-forming foods can reduce that risk.
Below you’ll discover which foods to avoid, which to limit and which are totally safe.
Broccoli and Gout Before we get into potential interactions between broccoli and gout let’s remind ourselves of what gout is. Gout Gout is an extremely painful form of inflammatory arthritis …
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Potatoes and gout: Here you’ll discover if potatoes are safe to eat with gout and if you’re one of a select group who should not eat potatoes (and it’s got …