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Coffee Prevents Gout?!

Hey men, if you drink more four cups of coffee a day you can half your risk of gout.

A 12 year study of 45,000 men concluded that participants who regularly drank 4 cups of coffee per day lowered their risk of gout by 40%, while men who drank 6 cups lowered their risk by 60%, although scientists have no explination why coffee helped. Caffeine was ruled out, as decaffeinated coffee had a similar effect to regular coffee.

More research is being done to see is a drug could be invented that can duplicate these benefits.

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  • http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?170314 Lyle

    Gout is caused by a build up of uric acid. It is most often caused by eating too much red meat with out drinking enough water to wash it away. Drinking 4-6 additional cups of any liquid will lower the risk.

  • http://www.musmo.com KwangErn Liew

    Also, cherries and bitter gourd (karela) is actually quite good for gout prevention.

    In moderation of course.

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