Sentences with phrase «people with gout»

While doctors previously recommended avoiding plant - based foods that are rich in purines, some now believe they are safe to eat for people with gout.

«More than 70 percent of people with gout have high blood pressure,» Juraschek says.

A new study indicates that uric acid — a compound that builds up in tissues in people with gout — prevents paralysis and death in mice with lesions resembling those seen in human MS.. The findings, reported in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that this unlikely potential drug might someday be used to treat a condition that in the United States currently afflicts some 300,000 people, most of whom are between 35 and 65.

According to a 2012 study, people with gout who ate the most purine - rich foods were almost five times as likely to have an attack than those who ate the lowest amount of purine - rich foods.

Purines are necessary and good, but in concentrated amounts can cause problems for people with gout and a few other very specific illnesses.

A daily glass of tart cherry juice each day can help to lower uric acid levels in people with gout, as well as increase levels of melatonin, which can improve insomnia and lead to better sleep quality.

The incidence of gout has more than doubled in the past 20 years, and people with gout are likelier to have other serious diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease.

The DASH diet's effect for some people with gout was so strong that it nearly matched the effectiveness of drugs normally used to treat the painful condition, the study authors said.

About half of all people with gout will first experience these symptoms in their big toe, although any joint — including the ankles, knees, wrists, fingers, and elbows — can be affected.

In a study of over 600 people with gout, participants who consumed a 1/2 - cup serving of cherries every day, or took cherry extract, had a 35 percent lower risk of a a gout attack.